Search tags on lulu

TheJesusNinja

I've been contacting Amazon for two years and changing these and have some nice results. I was told today by their support that my books are sold through Createspace and I would have to have the account name to do this now. Which is Lulu. I was wondering if our search tags we list here get transferred to Amazon during publishing or revision?

Paul_Lulu

I checked on our end and nothing has changed with our process.

When a book goes out for retailer distribution, we send the keywords (search tags) along with the category information. Amazon does not use the tags we send, rather they create their own based on the category.

My understanding is that an Author Central account should make it possible to edit the tags through Amazon. I'm thinking the Amazon support rep misunderstood or was just plain wrong when they responded to you.

HJ_Peterson

Unfortunately, search tags and categories cannot be changed through Author Central. The only way for an author to have that control is to publish through Createspace

Papi_Soñoliento

Does that hold true for going through KDP?

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HJ_Peterson wrote:

Unfortunately, search tags and categories cannot be changed through Author Central. The only way for an author to have that control is to publish through Createspace

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TheJesusNinja

Actually I have been adding or changing my search phrases, blurbs, and categories from Author Central for over two years now. Not in KDP. The Amazon support never once questioned me. This week a woman named Sue told me I can't do that because I'm not the one who listed the book. Since when? Out of the all the support people who helped me she is the only one that questioned it. She did say that she sent my info to Createspace? Who then sent me an email saying I can't do that as my email address is connected to that account. I'm going to keep trying over the next few months anyway hoping to get another one of the I'm supposing Hindu or Indian support who helped me before as they were so helpful. But again I didn't use Kindle direct, it was for print books using Author Central page. There is a drop down box to change the tags when emailing support. If our tags are not used when lulu sends the info it's no wonder our books aren't found. As Deemonie and myself figured out, if you add the words into your title or subtitle then chances increase for your book to be found.

TheJesusNinja

HJ I've done it for two years now in Author Central and support never once questioned me even after telling them Lulu added the books.

HJ_Peterson

I misunderstood. Yes, by using the contact us you can have the info changed. I thought you meant doing it directly yourself. Sorry, I have Createspace on the brain having just uploaded a new project there yesterday.

TheJesusNinja

LOL Np HJ. Yes it was using the contact us link then using the email. All of their tech supports told me I could do that. They even sent me links where I could select browse categories. This Sue person must be new or something.