The KDP Playbook

Practical, data-honest guides to Amazon publishing — niche research, rankings, categories and keywords. No hype, no made-up numbers.

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Fixing a Stuck Book

Why Isn't My Book Selling? A 10-Point Diagnostic Checklist

A systematic way to find out why a published book is stuck — niche, visibility, listing and price — with a fix for each failure point.

14 July 2026
Keywords & Metadata

Amazon Autocomplete — The Free Keyword Data Most Authors Ignore

Amazon's search suggestions are real reader demand, free and current. How to harvest autocomplete for KDP keyword research, and what it can't tell you.

12 July 2026
Keywords & Metadata

How to Fill Your 7 KDP Backend Keyword Slots (With Examples)

What Amazon's 7 backend keyword fields do, the official rules on what's prohibited, and how to choose phrases that help readers find your book.

10 July 2026
Categories

How Many Daily Sales to Reach #1 in an Amazon Category?

The realistic math behind Amazon bestseller badges — how many daily sales it takes to hold #1 in a Kindle sub-category, and how to find one you can win.

8 July 2026
Categories

How to Choose Your 3 KDP Categories (Without Guessing)

An evidence-based way to pick your three KDP categories, how the picker works, what Amazon enforces, and the mistakes that waste slots.

6 July 2026
Niche Research

Is Your Book Niche Too Saturated? 6 Signs to Check

How to tell a healthy competitive niche from a genuinely saturated one, using signals you can read off any Amazon search page in minutes.

3 July 2026
Niche Research

How Many Reviews Does a Book Need to Be Visible on Amazon?

What reviews actually do for visibility, how many your niche's books hold, and how to earn early reviews without breaking Amazon's rules.

30 June 2026
BSR & Sales Data

What Is a Good BSR? Amazon Best Sellers Rank Explained for Authors

What Amazon Best Sellers Rank actually measures, how often it updates, what counts as a good BSR for a book, and how to turn a rank into rough daily sales.

27 June 2026
Niche Research

How to Find a Profitable KDP Niche in 2026 (Step-by-Step)

A practical method for finding Amazon book niches you can actually win, using signals visible on any Amazon search page. No paid database required.

23 June 2026