#PublishingReinvented 283 KDP Book Keywords Ideas + Vote For One Book To Get $150 of Free Ads in June

We can use 7 words and/or phrases when we upload a book to KDP.

We can also refresh our selection any time if we see an opportunity to do so.

We can request that KDP includes extra keywords too. This article is about the main seven for your upload page in the KDP BookShelf also changeable in the Book Details page for each book & edition.

Keyword Categories

1. Character Archetype

   • Examples: “female assassin,” “reluctant hero,” “chosen one,” “grumpy-sunshine romance,” “antihero detective”

2. Plot Element or Trope

   • Examples: “enemies to lovers,” “found family,” “revenge thriller,” “second chance romance,” “quest for artifact”

3. Audience Demographic

   • Examples: “YA,” “middle grade,” “adult,” “LGBTQ+,” “Christian fiction,” “multicultural romance”

4. Narrative Style or Structure

   • Examples: “told in letters,” “dual POV,” “non-linear narrative,” “multiple timelines”

5. Specific Locations or Cultures

   • Examples: “set in Tokyo,” “Irish countryside,” “Mayan mythology,” “Siberian wilderness”

6. Theme

   • Examples: “identity and belonging,” “betrayal,” “redemption,” “climate change,” “AI rebellion,” “spiritual awakening”

7. Conflict Type

   • Examples: “man vs nature,” “woman vs society,” “internal conflict,” “political intrigue”

Other ideas:

1. "Keyword Clustering"

   • Think in groups of 3: e.g., “post-apocalyptic,” “female protagonist,” “survival”

2. "Reader Intent Emulation"

   • Ask: What would a reader type in if they wanted to find a book like mine.

3. "Reverse Search Technique"

   • Go to Amazon → Search for books like yours → See autocomplete suggestions and top titles’ keywords via:

     • Publisher Rocket (paid tool - we have 2 copies at BGS - long story)

     • Free Amazon auto-complete and manual metadata analysis + don’t be vague

4. "Problem-Solution Framing" (especially for non-fiction)

   • Problem: “social anxiety”

   • Solution: “confidence techniques,” “mindfulness workbook”

Example: Combining the Methods

Suppose your book is a cyberpunk thriller with a rebellious female hacker fighting an AI regime in a near-future dystopia, filled with tech lore and high stakes.

7 Keyword ideas:

1. Setting: near-future

2. Monster: AI overlord

3. Feeling: paranoia, adrenaline, rebellion

4. Genre: cyberpunk thriller

5. Character: female hacker, teenage rebel

6. Theme: control vs freedom, digital identity

7. Trope: underground resistance, man vs machine

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