Making the most of Your Amazon Descriptions

[Justin]

One thing I recently found out about Amazon is the descriptions for books. Too many people just use the same ole synopsis and plop it on there to use as their description. Did you know there's a way to enhance your description and make it stand out so that it's more catchy and appealing to potential readers? A description should consist of four key parts:

1. First you want to think of a short and enticing creative headline as this will be the first sentence a potential customer will see. Make it gripping it may take a few tries so play around with a few headlines and pick the one you think is best. Instead of a sentence consider using two or three powerful keywords that explain the book and catch a reader’s eye.

Next choose a second headline, this will go below the first, again make it creative and catchy but don't be cliche. A strong sentence that backs up the keywords but also drives forward and delivers to bring the reader in even more.

2. A synopsis. I know above I said not to use one but I meant don’t use the same one that’s on the back of your book and on your paperback page. You want to write a new synopsis that really taps into the readers emotions or in the case of a non-fiction book helps solve a problem. You don't want to ramble on so paraphrase and condense your new synopsis into a couple sentences.

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[Justin]

I have pretty solid book descriptions but I feel they could use some touching up so I've reached out to a few people in Facebook groups to give me feedback. They've been helpful and now I'm going to do some touch ups on bold and fonts as well as get feedback for the rest of my books. I find this to be a crucial part of showcasing your books on Amazon.

[Bobbi]

Likely it is way too late to comment and thank you for your tips, but I do appreciate them. Amazon KDP is so enormous, new authors need whatever help is available. Hoping things have gone well for you and your writing.