Find your non-fiction genre

Where will your book sit? Remember your first step in non-fiction writing is to be clear on your genre.  Find your main genre and subgenre from the list below.


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BELOW ARE THE WAYS AMAZON LISTS ITS NON-FICTION. Where will your book sit? 

Please note most books can sit in a number of these categories so identify all the ones it could fit into. When you list your book you can choose 2.

Arts & Photography
Architecture
Art
Dance
Fashion
Graphic Design
Individual Artists
Music
Performing Arts
Photography
Theater

 Biographies & Memoirs
Arts & Literature
Ethnic & National
Historical
LGBT
Leaders & Notable People
Memoirs
Professionals & Academics
Reference & Collections
Sports & Outdoor
Travel
True Crime
Women

 Business & Investing 
Accounting
Biography & History
Business Life
Economics
Education & Reference
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Finance
Green Business
Industries
International
Investing
Job Hunting & Careers
Management & Leadership
Marketing & Sales
Organizational Behavior
Personal Finance
Real Estate
Skills
Taxation
Technology
Women & Business

Children's Nonfiction 
Animals
Arts & Music
Computers
History
People & Places
Philosophy
Politics & Government
Reference
Religions
Science
Nature & How It Works
Sports & Activities

Computers & Technology

Cooking
Baking
Canning & Preserving
Cooking by Ingredient
Culinary Arts & Techniques
Drinks & Beverages
Gastronomy
Meals
Natural Foods
Outdoor Cooking
Professional Cooking
Quick & Easy
Reference
Regional & International
Special Appliances
Special Diet
Special Occasions
Vegan & VegetariaN
 
Food & Wine Crafts
 

Hobbies & Home 
Antiques & Collectibles
Crafts & Hobbies
Gardening & Horticulture
Home Design
How-to & Home Improvements
Interior Design

Education & Reference 
Engineering & Transportation 

Health Fitness & Dieting 
Addiction & Recovery
Alternative Medicine
Beauty
Grooming
& Style
Counseling & Psychology
Death & Grief
Diets & Weight Loss
Diseases & Physical Ailments
Exercise & Fitness
Nutrition
Personal Health
Reference
Relationships
Safety & First Aid
Sex
Sports Health & Safety
Teen Health
 
History 
  Economic History
  Historical Biographies
  Military History
  Pictorials
  Religious History
  Revolutions

Law
Literary Criticism & Theory 
Self-Help 
 Creativity
Eating Disorders & Body Image
Happiness
Inner Child
Journal Writing
Memory Improvement
Motivational
Personal Transformation
Self-Esteem
Spiritual
Stress Management

Politics & Social Sciences
Science 
Weddings
Sports 

Travel
Food
Lodging & Transportation
Pictorial
Reference
Specialty Travel
Travel Writing
Africa
Asia
Australia & South Pacific
Canada
Caribbean
Central & South America
Europe
Middle East
Polar Regions
United States

Medical eBooks
Administration & Policy
Allied Health Professions
Alternative & Holistic
Basic Science
Dentistry
Diseases
Education & Training
Internal Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacology
Physician & Patient
Reference
Reproductive Medicine & Technology
Research
Specialties
Special Topics
Veterinary Medicine
 
 Parenting & Relationships
Adoption
Aging Parents
Family Activities
Family Health
Family Relationships
Fertility
Literature Guides
Parenting
Reference
Special Needs
 
HYBRID
 
Expert to consumer     
This is one of the biggest genres. These books are not memoirs but ‘how to’ book written by experts who want to share a process
 
Expert (General): You can be a sales expert, business or life coach, yoga teacher, car mechanic, business shaman .…. But the difference here with a non-expert is important…. You are sharing your story but you are also sharing processes, techniques, recommendations or solutions to the ‘layman’.  This can be a workbook or straight non-fiction
Glassmaking for Dummies, Tim Noaks, The Dukan Diet, Clear your Clutter, How to Win Friends and Influence People
 

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