Proper Categorization & Keywords
One thing a lot of people miss when uploading their book is to use proper categorization and keywords. If you miss this critical step, your book is going to be very difficult for readers to locate.
Amazon actually makes it relatively simple for your book to be found. You don’t even have that much competition in most niches, because the majority of people don’t know how to do this properly.
When you submit your book to KDP, you’re allowed to choose two categories for your book. Depending on your keywords, you could also show up in other categories, especially sub-categories of the one you choose.
Be sure to choose your two categories carefully. Find the two that are closest to your book, even if it doesn’t fit perfectly into any one category.
You can choose up to seven (7) keywords for your book. This includes keyword phrases. Choose carefully!
If your book is about weight loss with a low calorie diet, you might use:
Weight loss, lose weight, losing weight, low calorie diet, low calorie weight loss, quick weight loss, lose weight fast
Separate the keyword phrases with commas when you add them. The system will tell you when you have 0 keywords left.