KDP Categories — Volume 2: Sunday Sauce

Recommended Amazon Categories (KDP)

Primary Categories (choose 2):

1. Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Sauces & Condiments

• Best for: The core sauce-cookbook audience
• This is a low-competition niche with strong demand — better than generic Italian Cooking

1. Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Italian Cooking

• BISAC: CKB047000 (Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / Italian)
• Best for: The established Vita Milanese brand audience from Volume 1

Secondary Categories (choose 2-3):

1. Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Barbecue & Grilling

• BISAC: CKB093000 (Cooking / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling)
• Best for: The 5 BBQ sauces + grilling audience

1. Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Quick & Easy

• BISAC: CKB101000 (Cooking / Methods / Quick & Easy)
• Best for: 135 of 172 recipes are ready in under 30 minutes

1. Cookbooks, Food & Wine > International

• BISAC: CKB031000 (Cooking / Regional & Ethnic / International)
• Best for: The global-sauce angle (Asian, Middle Eastern, Mexican)

Amazon Search Terms (Keywords for 7 fields):

Field	Keywords
1	sauce cookbook, italian sauces, sauce recipes book, homemade sauces
2	pasta sauce recipes, italian condiments, authentic italian recipes
3	pesto recipe book, marinade recipes, dressing cookbook
4	bbq sauce book, grilling sauces, easy sauce recipes
5	italian cooking for beginners, mediterranean diet cookbook
6	world sauces, international condiments, middle eastern recipes
7	gift for italian food lovers, sauce lover gift, italian kitchen

Competition Note:

• Sauces & Condiments category is far less competitive than general cookbooks
• Cross-promotion: bundle with Volume 1 (Pasta Perfetto) via "Also bought" and series page
• Volume 1's existing reviews/rank feed Volume 2's launch via the author page

Pricing Strategy

Format	Price	Royalty (70% plan)	Net
Kindle eBook	$9.99	70%	~$6.60 per copy (5.4 MB, low delivery cost)
Paperback	$24.99	60%	~$6-8 per copy
Kindle Unlimited	Included	Per-page reads	—
Launch promo	$4.99	70%	~$2.78 per copy

Promo Strategy:

• Launch week: $4.99 (50% off) for first 7 days
• Free promo: 5 free days within first 90 days (KDP Select)
• Bundle: Volume 1 + Volume 2 box set at $17.99 after both are live
• Countdown deals: Periodic discounts to boost rankings

Size Advantage:

At 5.4 MB, Volume 2 has a delivery cost of only ~$0.35 (vs Volume 1's ~$1.86 at 15.4 MB). This means the 70% royalty plan nets nearly the full $6.99 minus delivery — one of the best royalty-to-size ratios in the series.

Recipe from The Italian Kitchen by Vita Milanese — Volume 2 · Sunday Sauce. Discover all volumes on the ebook page.