Selecting Keywords and BISAC codes helps make your book discoverable on retail sites. When you search on a retailer like Amazon using the author's name, book title, or keywords, the order of items that appear is automated by their system. The order is determined using information such as:
- Past sales history
- Availability
- Length of time the item has been listed on their website
- Popularity, and others
The search results generally give a mix of products across various product categories (i.e. not just books). We therefore cannot guarantee your product will be in the first set of search results. As your book generates more customer reviews and sales, retailers will be more likely to move it higher and higher in their search and browse rankings.