Book Description Generator for KDP

A book description has one job: to help the right reader decide that this book solves their problem. Shoppers skim it, often on a phone, so short paragraphs and a bulleted list work better than a wall of text. KDP's own guidance is to aim for about 150 words of short, simple sentences. A clear nonfiction description usually has five parts:

1. The hook. One line, often a heading, that names the reader's problem or goal. A shopper decides whether to keep reading here.
2. The problem and the promise. Two or three sentences about where the reader is now and what changes after reading. Write to the reader as "you".
3. What the reader will learn. A short bulleted list of three to five things the reader will be able to do. Bullets are easy to scan on a phone.
4. Who the book is for. One sentence about the reader the book was written for, and who it is not for. This sets honest expectations.
5. The close. One sentence that restates what the reader gets. Leave out prices, links, and requests for reviews, which KDP does not allow.

Copy this structure, or click Clear in the generator and then Start from a template to fill it in with the formatting already applied.

[Heading: the reader's problem or goal in one line]

[Two or three sentences: where the reader is now,
and what changes for them after reading.]

In this book, you will learn how to:
- [First thing the reader will be able to do]
- [Second thing]
- [Third thing]

[Who the book is for, and who it is not for.]

[One closing sentence about what the reader gets.]

The description can hold up to 4,000 characters, and the HTML tags count toward that total. Bolding one word adds 7 characters for the opening and closing tags. KDP accepts these tags: br, p, b, em, i, u, h4, h5, h6, ol, ul, and li. The generator produces only those tags and removes everything else, including fonts and colors pasted from other programs.

KDP does not accept any of the following in a description:

• Phone numbers, mailing addresses, email addresses, and website URLs.
• Reviews, quotes, testimonials, and requests for customer reviews.
• Advertising, promotional material, prices, and ordering information.
• Time-sensitive information such as event dates.
• Spoilers, keywords or tags, and emojis.

Praise from other authors or the press belongs in the Editorial Reviews section of Author Central, not in the description.

1. Write or paste your description in the generator and fix anything it flags.
2. Click Copy HTML for KDP.
3. On your book's details page in KDP, click Source in the description box and paste the HTML.
4. Switch back from Source mode and check that the formatting looks right before you save.

The description is one part of the listing. Check your seven keyword boxes with the KDP keyword checker, so they do not repeat your title or break KDP's keyword rules. KDP also asks you to disclose AI-generated text, images, or translations when you publish a new book or republish an edited one, even if you edited the AI output heavily. TailoredRead books are AI-generated, so you tick the AI disclosure box when you publish them. KDP limits each account to 2 new titles per format per week.