Free Amazon listing audit

Find out what's stopping your book from selling on Amazon

Paste in your title, subtitle, description and keywords, and get a scored breakdown of the technical, search and conversion issues holding your book back, with a specific fix for each. Results in seconds.

Audit my Amazon listing → Free to start. Includes 3 credits. No card required.
The real problem

Most books don't sell because of the listing, not the writing

If your book is not selling on Amazon, the problem is not always the book itself. Very often, the problem is the Amazon listing.

Readers find books through Amazon search, category browsing, recommendations, and ads. Then, within seconds, they decide whether your title, subtitle, cover, description, reviews, and positioning are worth a closer look.

That means a strong book can still stay invisible if the listing is weak. If your KDP keywords do not match what readers are actually searching for, Amazon is less likely to show your book. If your title, subtitle, and book description do not make the value clear quickly, readers may not click. And if your Amazon book description does not create enough trust, urgency, or emotional pull, browsers may leave without buying.

The frustrating part is that most authors cannot see where the problem is. Your listing may look fine to you because you wrote it. A KDP listing audit checks it from two angles: how Amazon's algorithm reads it and how a real buyer responds to it. Then it shows you precisely what is holding your book back.

What the Amazon listing audit checks

Three lenses on one Amazon book listing

Your listing is scored across the three areas that decide whether your book gets found, clicked, and bought on Amazon.

Technical

The KDP listing mechanics Amazon can index

We check your seven KDP keyword boxes, repeated terms, wasted characters, title and subtitle overlap, and unused keyword space. These are the technical issues that can weaken your Amazon book discoverability before readers even see your page.

Algorithmic

How well your listing is built for Amazon search

We look at whether your book listing gives Amazon clear relevance signals. The audit checks whether your keywords are placed where they matter, whether your listing is aligned with likely buyer searches, and whether repeated terms are limiting the range of searches your book can appear for.

Conversion

Whether your Amazon listing makes readers want to buy

We assess hook strength, reader relevance, emotional pull, promise clarity, and the effectiveness of your Amazon book description. These are the conversion factors that turn a browsing reader into a buyer.

Your report

What your KDP listing audit gives you

Blockers Warnings Passed
  • An Amazon listing score out of 100See how strong your book listing is at a glance, with every issue grouped into blockers, warnings, and passes.
  • A prioritised KDP listing optimisation planEach issue is explained in plain English, with the points you could gain by fixing it, so you can see which listing changes matter most.
  • Specific fixes for every issueYou get a practical fix for each problem, from improving your KDP keywords to strengthening your Amazon book description. For some issues, you can hand the task off in one click to another KDP Rank Fuel tool, such as the Listing Generator.

You stay in control of what goes live on Amazon.

How it works

From your listing to a fix-list in seconds

Paste in your listing

Enter your book's title, subtitle, description and the keywords you're targeting. No ASIN, no KDP login, no account connection, and no private data.

We audit your Amazon listing

Your listing is scored across technical, algorithmic, and conversion factors in seconds.

Act on the KDP listing fixes

Work through your prioritised list of plain-English fixes, then hand off bigger changes to the right KDP Rank Fuel tool in one click.

FAQ

Amazon book listing audit: common questions

What is an Amazon book listing audit?

An Amazon book listing audit is a review of the parts of your listing that decide whether your book sells: the title, subtitle, book description, and KDP keywords. It checks them for search relevance, keyword strength, and conversion power to identify what may be stopping your book from ranking, getting clicks, and making sales.

Is the KDP Listing Audit free?

Yes. You can run a KDP Listing Audit with the credits included in your free KDP Rank Fuel account. No card required.

Why isn't my book selling on Amazon?

If your book is not selling on Amazon, the issue is often discoverability, positioning, or conversion. Your KDP keywords may not match what readers search for, your Amazon book description may not be persuasive enough, or your listing may not give Amazon strong enough relevance signals. The Listing Audit shows where your Amazon book listing is breaking down and what to fix first.

What does the Amazon Listing Audit actually check?

The audit checks three key areas of your Amazon book listing. Technical checks look at your KDP keyword boxes, title and subtitle setup, repeated terms, and wasted keyword space. Algorithmic checks look at how well your listing is built for Amazon search. Conversion checks look at whether your title, subtitle, and book description give readers a clear reason to click and buy.

What do I need to provide to run the audit?

Just paste in your book's title, subtitle, description, and the keywords you're targeting. There is no ASIN to look up, no KDP login, and no account connection. You provide the listing details, and the audit does the rest.

Does this audit check my KDP keywords?

Yes. The audit checks how your KDP keywords are being used, whether terms are repeated unnecessarily, whether keyword space is being wasted, and whether your listing could be widened to target more relevant Amazon searches.

Will this help with Amazon book SEO?

Yes. The Listing Audit is designed to help with Amazon book SEO by identifying the listing issues that affect search visibility, keyword relevance, and buyer conversion. It does not just show you what is wrong; it gives you a practical KDP listing optimisation plan.

Can I use this if my book is not published through KDP?

Yes. As long as you have your title, subtitle, description, and keywords to hand, you can run the audit. If a publisher controls your listing, you may need to ask them to make changes to the description, metadata, keywords, categories, pricing, or availability.

Will the audit fix my Amazon listing for me?

The audit identifies each issue and gives you a specific fix. For some issues, you can hand the task off in one click to another KDP Rank Fuel tool, such as the Listing Generator. You decide which changes to make and what actually goes live on your Amazon listing.

How long does an Amazon book listing audit take?

Only a few seconds. Paste in your title, subtitle, description, and keywords, run the audit, and get your score, issue breakdown, and prioritised fixes straight away.

What is the difference between the Listing Audit and the Listing Generator?

The Listing Audit checks your existing Amazon book listing and shows you what is stopping it from ranking or converting. The Listing Generator helps you create new listing copy, including a title, sales description, keyword ideas, KDP keyword boxes, and category suggestions.

Can this help if my Amazon Ads are not working?

Yes. If your Amazon Ads are getting impressions or clicks but not sales, your listing may be the problem. The audit checks whether your Amazon book description, keywords, and conversion signals are strong enough before you spend more money on ads.

Built for authors who are asking

Why isn't my book selling on Amazon?
How do I improve my KDP keywords?
Is my Amazon book description good enough?
Why is my book not ranking?
How do I optimise my KDP listing?
Why are my Amazon Ads getting clicks but no sales?
What is wrong with my Amazon book listing?

If you have asked any of these questions, the Listing Audit gives you a clear, practical answer. Instead of guessing, you get an Amazon book listing audit that shows where the problem is, what it affects, and what to fix first.

See what's stopping your book from selling on Amazon

Paste in your title, subtitle, description and keywords, and get your audit, score, and KDP listing fixes in seconds.

Audit my Amazon listing → Free to start. Includes 3 credits. No card required.