AuthorScout features

From your first idea to your next publishing decision.

Find book opportunities, research keywords, and choose relevant categories.

Start with evidence of demand.

Explore books already attracting readers, then decide which ideas deserve a closer look.

Help the right readers find your book.

Research search phrases and category choices that match what your book offers.

Look beyond the first impression.

Understand a book's performance and keep useful research close while you browse.

AuthorScout MCP

Bring the research into your AI conversation.

Ask a publishing question in everyday language. Your connected assistant can use AuthorScout to find books, compare categories, and investigate an ASIN.

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Something you could ask
“Using AuthorScout, find cookbooks with fewer than 50 reviews in the US.”

Connect a compatible AI assistant with your AuthorScout account.

Keep the rest of your research in reach.

Follow promising books, screen a title, and work through the numbers.

Book Tracker

Add a book's ASIN and marketplace. Follow daily rank, price, and review changes as its history builds.

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Trademark Checker

Screen a proposed title for exact and similar marks in US and EU records. Review matches before choosing your wording.

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Publishing calculators

Estimate book and audiobook sales, KDP earnings, and ACX royalties using your own inputs.

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Give your next book a better starting point.

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