ShelfReady – Book Metadata Checker

Check your book's title, 7 keywords, description and categories against KDP rules before you publish, with new keyword ideas.

Self-publishing on Amazon KDP? A rejected title or seven weak keywords can cost you weeks and sales. ShelfReady checks your book's metadata in one click before you press Publish. Open your book's Details page on kdp.amazon.com, open ShelfReady, click "Read my KDP details page", and get a score out of 100 with a short list of fixes. You can also paste your details in by hand. WHAT IT CHECKS • Title and subtitle: under 200 characters combined, no sales claims ("bestselling", "free"), no store or format words ("Kindle", "eBook"), no keyword-stuffed subtitles • Keywords: all 7 boxes used, none over 50 characters, no duplicates, no banned terms, no boxes wasted on words already in your title • Description: under 4,000 characters, only the HTML tags KDP supports, no links, prices or time-limited offers, easy to skim • Categories: all 3 used NEW KEYWORD IDEAS Get 2–3 word keyword ideas pulled from your own description that aren't already in your title, ready to paste into a keyword box. SAVE YOUR BOOKS Save each book's metadata, compare versions and track your score after edits. FREE: full score and every check, 3 keyword ideas per book, 3 saved books. PRO ($5/month or $39 once): all keyword ideas, unlimited saved books, and all future Pro features. Private by design: everything runs in your browser. ShelfReady never changes or submits anything on KDP, and nothing about your books is sent to us. ShelfReady is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon.com, Inc. "Kindle Direct Publishing" and "KDP" are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc.