CategoriesHere they are! Free! You can also download this Amazon Kindle Categories List FICTION PDF.

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Make sure when you use them, you check Categories With Keyword Requirements. 

The sub-levels are listed: Blue>Orange>Red

Try to list as deep as you can in your KDP account. If this is not possible, choose the highest category, then add the rest of the categories as keywords, e.g.:

  1. African American as your chosen category
  2. Then add the keywords (note keywords are also key phrases): Historical, Mystery & Urban

Fiction Amazon Book Categories

>General
>Action & Adventure
>African American
……..>General
……..>Christian
……..>Contemporary Women
……..>Erotica
……..>Historical
……..>Mystery & Detective
……..>Urban

>Alternative History
>Amish & Mennonite
>Anthologies
>Asian American
>Biographical
>Black Humor
>Christian
……..>General
……..>Classic & Allegory
……..>Collections & Anthologies
……..>Fantasy
……..>Futuristic
……..>Historical
……..>Romance
……..>Suspense
……..>Western

>Classics
>Coming of Age
>Contemporary Women
>Crime
>Cultural Heritage
>Dystopian
>Erotica
>Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
>Family Life
>Fantasy
……..>General
……..>Collections & Anthologies
……..>Contemporary
……..>Dark Fantasy
……..>Epic
……..>Historical
……..>Paranormal
……..>Urban

>Gay

>Ghost
>Gothic
>Hispanic & Latino
>Historical
>Holidays
>Horror
>Humorous
>Jewish
>Legal
>Lesbian
>Literary
>Magical Realism
>Mashups
>Media Tie-In
>Medical
>Mystery & Detective

……..>General
……..>Collections & Anthologies
……..>Cozy
……..>Hard-Boiled
……..>Historical
……..>International Mystery & Crime
……..>Police Procedural
……..>Private Investigators
……..>Traditional British
……..>Women Sleuths

>Native American & Aboriginal
>Noir
>Occult & Supernatural
>Political
>Psychological
>Religious
>Romance

……..>General
……..>African American
……..>Collections & Anthologies
……..>Contemporary
……..>Erotica
……..>Fantasy
……..>Gay
……..>Historical

……………>General
……………>20th Century
……………>Ancient World
……………>Medieval
……………>Regency
……………>Scottish
……………>Victorian
……………>Viking

…..>Lesbian
……..>Military
……..>Multicultural & Interracial
……..>New Adult
……..>Paranormal
……..>Romantic Comedy
……..>Science Fiction
……..>Suspense
……..>Time Travel
……..>Western

>Sagas
>Satire
>Science Fiction

……..>General
……..>Action & Adventure
……..>Alien Contact
……..>Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
……..>Collections & Anthologies
……..>Cyberpunk
……..>Genetic Engineering
……..>Hard Science Fiction
……..>Military
……..>Space Opera
……..>Steampunk
……..>Time Travel

>Sea Stories
>Short Stories
>Sports
>Superheroes
>Thrillers

……..>General
……..>Crime
……..>Espionage
……..>Historical
……..>Legal
……..>Medical
……..>Military
……..>Political
……..>Supernatural
……..>Suspense
……..>Technological

>Urban
>Visionary & Metaphysical
>War & Military
>Westerns

>Yaoi Light Novels
……..>General
……..>Boys’ Love Novels


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