KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Category Rank for New Releases: Earning Your First Badge in the Launch Window The first 30 days after publication are when your book is eligible for Hot New Releases — a separate, lower-competition bestseller list in each category. Here’s how to use the launch window strategically to earn a badge … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Category Strategy for Book Series: Coordinating Placements Across Multiple Volumes Series authors have more moving parts than standalone authors when it comes to category strategy. Each book needs its own optimised placements, but the category choices across the series should work together to maximise new reader entry and series read-through. … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Categories for Low Content Books: Journals, Planners, and Notebooks Low content publishing has its own distinct category landscape on Amazon. Knowing which categories are effective, which are saturated, and how niche selection changes the game is essential for any low content publisher. 9-minute read All levels Low content publishing — … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo Nonfiction Categories on KDP: Subject-by-Subject Strategy Guide Nonfiction category selection requires matching your book’s subject, audience, and application to the right nodes. This guide covers the category structures and selection strategies for business, self-help, health, history, and other major nonfiction domains. 10-minute read All levels Nonfiction category selection differs from fiction … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo Fiction Categories on KDP: Genre by Genre Strategy Guide Fiction category strategy varies significantly by genre. This guide covers the key categories, competition dynamics, and selection strategies for romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, and more. 10-minute read All levels Fiction category selection is more nuanced than it first … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo Amazon Category Browse Nodes: What They Are and How They Affect Your KDP Discoverability Browse nodes are the underlying IDs behind every Amazon category. Understanding how they work explains why some categories are “real”, why parent categories come free with child selections, and how Amazon’s recommendation engine uses them. 8-minute read … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Bestseller Rank and Categories: How Rankings Work and How to Target a Badge The #1 Best Seller badge is one of the most effective conversion tools on Amazon. Understanding how category rank works — and how to choose categories that put a badge within reach — is a core part … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo How to Change Your KDP Categories: Step-by-Step Process and Strategy Changing KDP categories is quick, free, and unlimited — but knowing when to change and what to change to matters more than knowing how. This guide covers the mechanics and the strategy. 8-minute read All levels Category selection doesn’t have to … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Category Keywords: How to Anchor Placements and Expand Your Category Footprint Your seven backend keyword slots do more than drive search ranking — they signal to Amazon which categories your book belongs in. Used strategically, they can anchor your chosen placements and trigger additional category appearances beyond your three selected … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo KDP Categories for Ebook vs Paperback: How to Use Both Formats Strategically Publishing in both ebook and paperback gives you six category slots instead of three. Here’s how to use the format split strategically to maximise your book’s browse visibility across different reader audiences. 8-minute read Intermediate One of the most … Read more
KDP Categories · Vappingo BISAC Codes and Amazon KDP: What They Are and Whether They Still Matter BISAC codes were once central to KDP category selection. The system changed in 2023. Here’s what BISAC codes are, how they work now on Amazon, and where they still matter for authors publishing wide. 8-minute read All levels … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads Catalogue Strategy: Advertising Across Your Entire KDP Back Catalogue A single-book ad strategy is a ceiling. A catalogue strategy is a compound engine. Here’s how to structure advertising across multiple titles to reduce your cost per reader and maximise lifetime value. 11-minute read Advanced Most Amazon Ads guides are … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads: What to Check Before You Spend a Single Penny Most authors waste their first advertising budget on a listing that isn’t ready to convert. This pre-launch checklist ensures your book, your listing, and your expectations are in the right place before you switch on a single campaign. 11-minute read … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads and Book Pricing Strategy: How Your Price Shapes Every Campaign Your book’s price determines your royalty, your breakeven ACoS, your maximum viable CPC, and whether any amount of bid optimisation can make your campaigns profitable. Get the pricing right first. 10-minute read All levels Pricing is the single most … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads Across International Marketplaces: A KDP Author’s Guide Amazon operates advertising in nine separate KDP-accessible marketplaces. Understanding how campaigns, budgets, and performance vary by country can open significant untapped revenue for English-language authors. 10-minute read Intermediate Most KDP authors advertise only on Amazon.com. It’s the largest English-language marketplace, it’s where … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads for Low Content Books: Journals, Planners, and Notebooks Low content books face unique advertising challenges — thin margins, high competition, and commodity listings. Here’s how to build campaigns that actually work for journals, planners, and activity books. 10-minute read All levels Low content books — journals, planners, notebooks, logbooks, … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads and KDP Select: Getting the Most from Kindle Unlimited Advertising KDP Select enrolment changes what Amazon Ads can do for your book. Here’s how to build an ad strategy that accounts for page reads, borrows, and the full KU revenue picture. 13-minute read Intermediate If your book is enrolled … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo New to Amazon Ads? What Every First-Time KDP Advertiser Needs to Know If you have never run Amazon Ads before, the platform can feel overwhelming. This guide strips everything back to the fundamentals — what the ads actually are, how the auction works, how to set up your first campaign without … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads Checklist for KDP Authors: Before Launch, Weekly, Monthly A complete action checklist for running Amazon Ads on KDP books — what to do before you launch a campaign, what to check every week, and what to review every month. Use it as your ongoing reference guide to running ads … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads Mistakes KDP Authors Make: 14 Errors That Drain Budgets and Kill Campaigns Most Amazon Ads failures trace back to the same handful of preventable mistakes. This guide identifies the 14 most costly errors KDP authors make, explains why each one hurts performance, and shows you exactly how to fix … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Understanding Amazon Ads Reports: Every Report That Matters and What to Do With It Amazon Ads generates more reporting data than most authors ever use. This guide explains every report that matters for KDP authors, what each one tells you, and exactly what actions to take based on what you find. … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads and Goodreads: What Authors Need to Know About the Relationship Goodreads is owned by Amazon — but the advertising relationship between the two platforms is less straightforward than most authors assume. Here is exactly how Goodreads intersects with Amazon Ads, what you can and cannot control, and how to … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads for Non-Fiction Books: Problem-Driven Keywords and Higher-Stakes Conversion Non-fiction readers search for solutions, not stories. That changes everything about keyword strategy, ACoS targets, and what makes your listing convert. Here is the complete guide to Amazon Ads for non-fiction KDP authors. 12-minute read Beginner · Intermediate Contents Non-fiction advertising … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Amazon Ads for Fiction Books: Genre, Tropes, Covers, and the Reader Search Vocabulary Fiction advertising lives or dies on genre precision and reader vocabulary. Here is how to build Amazon Ads campaigns that reach exactly the right readers for your novel — using how fiction readers actually search, not how authors … Read more
Amazon Ads · Vappingo Scaling Amazon Ads Profitably: How to Spend More Without Losing Your Margin Increasing ad spend without a scaling strategy is the fastest way to watch ACoS deteriorate. Here is how to identify what is actually scalable, when to expand budgets, and how to grow spend alongside revenue rather than ahead of … Read more