How many categories can I choose for a KDP book?

Three per format. You pick them in KDP from the category tree; Amazon can change or remove categories that do not match the book, and new choices can take up to 72 hours to show.

What does "not selectable in KDP" mean?

Some Amazon browse categories exist on the store but are not offered in KDP's category picker, so you cannot choose them directly. The finder shows the KDP path only for categories you can pick.

Where does the data come from?

From KDPTop, which crawls Amazon.com bestseller and new release lists daily for about 11,000 categories. List size and prices are from the most recent crawl shown on each result.

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Describe your book in a sentence, or paste an ASIN, ISBN or Amazon product link, and get Amazon.com categories that fit, with the exact path to pick in KDP, how many books compete in each, and what the current bestsellers cost.

Describe my bookASIN, ISBN or Amazon link

For a Go / Crowded / Watch / Skip verdict on each category and daily list history, open the full KDPTop category finder.

Category data and lookups by KDPTop, from the team behind kdp123. Your query is sent to KDPTop's public API to answer it. Guests get a limited number of free lookups per day.

How to read the results

KDP path is what to click in KDP's category picker. Results marked "not selectable" are Amazon browse categories KDP does not offer.
Books in category is how many products Amazon lists there. Smaller categories need fewer sales to reach the top 100.
Median price and reviews are for today's top 100 bestsellers: what you are competing with on price and social proof.
Other format is the matching category for the ebook (or print) edition, since each format picks its own three.

Pick categories that describe the book honestly. Amazon removes categories that do not match the content.

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How many categories can I choose for a KDP book?: Three per format. You pick them in KDP from the category tree; Amazon can change or remove categories that do not match the book, and new choices can take up to 72 hours to show.
What does "not selectable in KDP" mean?: Some Amazon browse categories exist on the store but are not offered in KDP's category picker, so you cannot choose them directly. The finder shows the KDP path only for categories you can pick.
Where does the data come from?: From KDPTop, which crawls Amazon.com bestseller and new release lists daily for about 11,000 categories. List size and prices are from the most recent crawl shown on each result.

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