Publisher Rocket Review

What is Publisher Rocket?

Being a self-published author is not an easy feat. 

Think about it:

Not only do you have to put together a good piece of writing, you also have to take care of its marketing. 

Thankfully, nowadays, there’s a way to simplify that process, at least when it comes to the Amazon book scene. 

Publisher Rocket is one of the most popular options out there. You might have heard of it by its previous name - KDP Rocket. 

Dave Chesson and his team launched the tool in 2016. Since then it has grown quite a lot, both in popularity and in features. 

The software gives writers access to important market data and analytics that help them pick the right keywords and categories. Additionally, it allows its users to learn more about their competition and how readers choose books to buy.

Authors’ Publisher Rocket reviews showed how much the tool helped with keywords and categories. It also notified them about changes in Amazon’s algorithm.

However, currently, the platform works only for the US, UK, and German Kindle marketplaces.

There are four Publisher Rocket features:

• Keyword Search
• Competition Analyzer
• Category Search
• AMS Keyword Search

Let’s go through them, one by one:

Publisher Rocket Features

There are four main tools the software offers its users:

Keyword Search

When publishing your book on Amazon, you’re allowed to pick a maximum of seven keywords. They should describe your book.

Remember:

Your work’s success depends on them and writing the first things that pop up in your head is not enough.

The Publisher Rocket keyword search feature is created to help you make your book visible to readers.

The first thing you need to do is type a word or phrase related to your book in the search tool. It could be its title, genre, subgenre, etc. Afterwards, the software will provide you with suitable keywords and other relevant data, separated into six columns:

• Average Pages
• Number of Competitors
• Average Price
• Average Monthly Earnings
• Estimated Amazon Searches per Month
• Competitive Score

You can look for information about both eBooks and Audiobooks.

These statistics should help you find keywords that are often searched for, have good earnings, but also have a low competitive score.

According to the creator of KDP Rocket, you need ones that:

• People actually type into Amazon
• Show books that are actually bought
• Aren’t too competitive

The ones that you end up picking you can also use in your subtitle and description.

Keep in mind that as the readers’ search and reading habits may change, the data may change as well. This means that you might have to update your keywords.

Don’t worry, though. The platform will help you keep track of everything.

Competition Analyzer

I often hear people say that you need to know your competitors - figure out what they are doing and learn from them.

This tool will help you do just that.

Well, the Publisher Rocket competition analyzer won’t show you your competitors’ keywords, but it will give you other valuable data:

• Age of the book
• ABSR (Amazon Bestseller Ranking)
• Number of pages
• If there are keywords present in the title or subtitle
• Price
• Daily sales
• Monthly sales

When you know what works for other people, you’ll be able to make better decisions for your own work.

Category Search

Besides keywords, authors need to pick categories for their books. Who your works get recommended to depends on them.

We’re talking about the genres and subgenres you’re going to place your books in. You can choose 10 (out of 16,000+), and it’s important to do so carefully.

In order for your book to become a bestseller, it needs to rank at #1 in a category you’ve picked.

Here’s exactly where the Publisher Rocket category search feature comes in handy:

It shows you how many books you need to sell to get to #10 and #1 in each category. Pick one with less competition and climb your way to its top. Then you’ll get an orange bestseller ribbon, that will make your work stand out more, leading to more sales.

AMS Keyword Search

How can you properly advertise your books on Amazon? Well, the website’s advertising system - AMS ads can help.

However, you need to pay for those ads, so you have to know what you’re doing. And if you don’t, Dave Chesson has provided a free course on the topic.

To get started with the Publisher Rocket AMS keyword search, you need to type a word or phrase related to your work into the search bar. The difference here is that you can also type in phrases that might be used by readers to look for books like yours.

The data you get will include:

• Book title
• Author’s name
• ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number)

Ease of Use and Interface

There might be a bit of a learning curve when you’re first starting out with Publisher Rocket. Still, the software is pretty intuitive. You don’t need to be tech-savvy to use it.

If you set the software side by side with any Publisher Rocket alternative, you’ll see how user-friendly it is in comparison.

Publisher Rocket Pricing

You can get the program for a one-time payment of $97.

There’s no free trial version available at the moment, however, there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee.

There’s some good news:

After you’ve bought the platform, you don’t need to pay any more money. All future updates are free!

If the Publisher Rocket cost seems a bit much, consider this:

According to Dave Chesson, the software will pay for itself.

Here’s how he justifies his bold statement:

• It pays for itself if through using its features and data, you make 45 extra sales in your author life (most conservative estimate).
• It saves you from doing five hours of research in your author life (assuming that one hour is worth $20 to you).

Customer Support

On the Publisher Rocket website’s support page, you can find:

• Answers to the most common questions asked
• Popular resources
• A form

If the FAQ and the presented helpful information don’t answer your query, fill in the form. However, in order to request help through it, you need to have purchased the software. 

After you’ve sent your question, the support team should reach out to you in less than 24 hours.  

Before you ask for help, make sure you’re not using an outdated version of the platform. A simple update could be the solution to your problem!

In addition, Publisher Rocket offers numerous tutorials, including topics like:

• finding keywords
• analyzing competition
• choosing categories
• finding AMS keywords (not the same as the free course)
• adding your book to more categories

You can also get a printable PDF tutorial, in case that’s more convenient for you.

Publisher Rocket Review – Verdict

This platform offers authors much-needed information that allows them to sell and promote their works successfully on Amazon. You can learn how to effectively use it through tutorials and self—written articles.

Besides the scarcity of international markets and lack of Linux availability, there’s not much of a downside.

The price may seem high for some, however, I believe it’s a worthwhile one—time investment.

Another cool thing!

Publisher Rocket is a software used by names like:

• Jeff Goins
• Joanna Pen
• Pat Flynn
• Derek Murphy
• Kevin J. Anderson

And if that’s not enough, Publisher Rocket reviews show that the program is a necessity for any writer, who independently wants to publish their work.