How to Change Amazon Categories
This page instructs you on how to implement the changes we require to promote your ebook to reach the top #20 Amazon Best Seller lists.
Please note that if you do not change your categories or price in time, you will lose your booked date.
1. Log into your KDP account:
2. Navigate to your book, and go through the Book Details until you get to the price, and change it to 99 cents for best results, or any other price up to $2.99. A price of 99c will attract the most interest from readers and best results.
NOTE: If you prefer, you can pay a supplement for the extra costs incurred to promote a higher-priced book up to $4.99 for larger packages and $9.99 for smaller ones. This supplement ranges from $30 – $700 depending on the price of your book.Â
Note: This procedure has changed since June 2023.
We will send you an email with up to 3 categories to change to in an email approximately 48 hours before your promo. They will look something like this:
- Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > … > …> …
- Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > … > … > …
- Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > … > … > …
1. Log into your book admin account on Amazon KDP: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
2. From your KDP Book Details page, you can choose up to three main categories for your book and will display within 24 hours of your change.
3. Refer to the KDP help page here to change your categories
4. Add the categories we have given you. You can do this by category, subcategory, and placement
5. If your book is YA, teen, or kids, please add the max and min age groups
6. Let us know when your categories (and age group, if applicable) are showing up live on your page.
If a publisher/distributor cannot do this because it is not a BISAC code, this is the alternative:
1. Match the first, broader part of the category given, e.g. Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense > Thrillers to the BISAC code category
2. Use the rest of the category given as keywords in the Amazon KDP admin Keywords box. E.g. Small Town, Murder
This will map the book to the category as given, i.e. Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense > Thrillers > Small Town > Murder
If a BISAC code is still required, let us know and we will find you the nearest match.
If your publisher/distributor refuses to change categories, you have three options:
1. Ask them for control over your KDP admin and do it yourself
2. Let us know and we can convert your package into a sales/review-only package, and try and boost your book anyway, but you will not have the Bestseller status guaranteed if you cannot follow the terms and conditions. However, in some cases, the extra sales we will get in lieu of the Bestseller status may improve the ranking.
3. Suspend your promo until you can work it out with your publisher.
Please note that if you do not change your categories or price in time, you will lose your booked date.
Questions? Contact us.