DOCUMENTED CLIENT WORK

My Dear Grandfather

Description work, keyword research and category review for Barsha Rai’s novel, commissioned by Cactus Rain Publishing.

The book and the brief

My Dear Grandfather cover, by Barsha Rai — Supplied book cover. Cover design was not part of this listing project.

Author: Barsha Rai
Client / publisher: Cactus Rain Publishing, owned by Nadine Laman
Marketplace: Amazon US
Editions reviewed: Kindle and paperback
Paperback: 5.5 × 8.5 inches · 302 pages
Scope: Book description, keyword research and category review

The novel is set in Nepal. Rick’s relationship with his ailing grandfather sits within a story of family conflict, a murder and a missing family member. The listing needed to introduce that story clearly before moving into information about the author.

The challenge and what was observed

The original Kindle-page material mixed story information and author biography in a dense block. A reader had to work to separate the novel’s premise from the background information. The visible category breadcrumb was useful as a starting point for research, but did not establish the complete backend setup.

Original supplied Kindle listing screenshot, with story and author information in one dense description — Original Kindle listing screenshot supplied in the case-study PDF, page 2. This is the starting-point evidence, not a matched paperback comparison.

The audit reported no visible Best Sellers Rank at that stage. That observation did not establish sales volume, advertising performance or the reasons for the listing’s visibility.

Diagnosis and strategy

The priority was to make the book’s story and positioning easier to understand. Description work brought the central situation and family tension forward. Keyword research considered relevant search language; category research explored possible routes for a mystery with a strong family element.

The research recommendations and the categories later visible on Amazon are different records. The report proposed Amateur Sleuth, Domestic and Murder options. The later supplied paperback record showed Aging Parents (Books), Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books) and Family Saga Fiction. We do not present those visible placements as proof that every recommended category was selected.

How this documented work relates to the GRANT Framework:

R: Refine the positioning.A: Align the listing and presentation.

This project illustrates positioning and listing presentation through its documented description work, keyword research and category review. The later ranking record does not establish ongoing growth tracking or a causal result.

Work completed

A three-page listing audit recording public-page observations.
A five-page optimisation report containing a description draft, keyword research and category options.
An action-plan document setting out priorities, assets to retain and possible future work.

The report researched seven phrases: family secrets thriller, family murder mystery, family secrets mystery, family mystery book, missing person mystery book, family thriller books and family secrets book. These were recommendations. Saved backend keyword fields and measured search volumes were not supplied.

Keyword research table from the project report, showing seven researched phrases — Unchanged research-table region from the case-study PDF, page 4. It records research and recommendations, not verified saved KDP fields.

The PDF also reproduces description excerpts. Its final supplied paperback copy includes Reader Views review text, which remains attributed to that source rather than being claimed as newly written project copy.

Observable outcomes and important limits

The project produced a clearer description approach, documented keyword and category research, and a practical handover. The case-study source includes a later paperback ranking record: #2,936,816 in Books; #3,514 in Aging Parents; #16,588 in Traditional Detective Mysteries; and #18,156 in Family Saga Fiction.

Those figures are a recorded snapshot, not a performance claim. Its date was not supplied. The earlier evidence concerned Kindle and the later record concerned paperback. They are not a matched before-and-after comparison, and neither proves that the optimisation caused sales or ranking changes.

No verified sales increase, advertising return, final Kindle category paths or saved backend keyword selections were provided. The case study does not establish platform approval or a guaranteed discovery outcome.

Relevant support and the source record

Amazon Book Visibility addresses the public-facing listing issues illustrated here. Book Marketing Strategy places those priorities within a wider plan. Description work is also covered by Book Descriptions & A+ Content.

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Source: the supplied My Dear Grandfather listing case-study PDF, including its original screenshot, research extracts and explicitly qualified ranking observations.

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