Amazon has defined 31 major Kindle categories. Obviously they are organized alphabeticaly, which is very practical for readers. Not so much for self published writers trying to find the most profitable kindle categories to increase their income! What if we messed with this natural and arbitrary order? Let’s rank these categories differently, hopefully you will […]

In the previous case study, we looked at kindle best seller lists in the Historical Fiction theme. We had plenty of Amazon book categories to choose from. But what about writing on a subject so damn narrow that there are only 3 or 4 obvious choices? I actually went through this same issue myself not […]

In your adventurous journey as an indie author, you surely faced the delicate question of choosing kindle categories where to publish your ebook. There are more than 10 000 categories on Amazon alone, so it is far from a straightforward choice. Especially since, this crucial decision will directly affect your ebook’s visibility and thus its sales performance! […]

If your book does not make it to the front page of Amazon book categories, it is as good as dead. The math is pretty clear. In nearly 64% of the 10 000 categories tracked by Kindle Ranger, books ranking below the 50th position (front page) sell less than 1 book a day. That’s a lousy […]