Find out why your book isn't being found
Your Book Isn't Failing. It May Be Invisible.
A one-page Focus Sheet that shows exactly where your book disappears from readers, and what to fix first.
The problem
Years of work. Then silence.
You spent months, maybe years, on this book. You published it, and then it sank quietly among millions of others. It isn't that readers rejected it. Most of them never saw it.
Not selling is not the same as not seen.
Sales are only the last link in a chain.
No amount of “just keep marketing” repairs a break you haven't located.
What we do
We diagnose why your book isn't being found.
Every book deserves to be found by the readers who would love it. At Lantern Lit, we look carefully at how your book is presented and discovered on Amazon and Goodreads, then offer thoughtful, policy-safe guidance so it can reach readers by earning attention, never forcing it. Whether you are launching something new or giving a backlist title a second chance, we begin by understanding where your book is hidden, and why.
- ◆Based on your actual page, never a generic checklist
- ◆One main break, named plainly
- ◆Three fixes, ranked by impact and ease
- ◆Honest: no bestseller promises
How the chain works
Four links. One of them is breaking.
Discoverability puts the book in front of a reader, visibility keeps it there, and sales are only the last link. The Focus Sheet checks each one.
Link 01
Findable
Can readers find the book?
Link 02
Compelling
Does the page pull them in?
Link 03
Convincing
Does it close the sale?
Link 04
Leaking
Where is money draining?
Why it matters
Five reasons to diagnose before you spend.
01
Find the Real Problem
Stop guessing. See the exact point where readers stop finding or choosing your book.
02
Stop Fixing the Wrong Thing
Avoid spending on a new cover or more ads when the real break is somewhere else.
03
Reach the Right Readers
Check that your categories, keywords and shelves put the book in front of the readers who already want it.
04
Turn Visits Into Sales
See what on your page helps or hurts a reader's decision to buy.
05
Know What to Do First
Leave with three clear fixes in order, so you act on what matters most.
See a sample
One page. One main break. Three fixes.
Here's what a Focus Sheet looks like, using an invented book. Each of the four links is marked Strong, Weak or Main Break, followed by the fixes to make first.
Focus Sheet · Sample
“The Salt Keeper's Daughter”
Fictional book · historical fantasy · Book 1 of 3
- 01Strong
Findable
Categories and keywords match the genre's top sellers.
- 02Main Break
Compelling
The blurb opens on backstory; the hook arrives in paragraph three.
- 03Weak
Convincing
Eleven reviews, and Book 1 isn't signposted as the series start.
- 04Not assessed
Leaking
Author does not currently run ads.
Main break
Readers find the page, then leave in the first two lines of the blurb.
- 1. Rewrite the blurb's opening around the central conflict.
- 2. Add “Book 1” to the subtitle and series page.
- 3. Run a genuine ARC round for the next release.
Optional next step · For authors who advertise
The 7-Day Ad Rescue
One week to cut wasted Amazon ad spend, rebuild your campaigns properly, and hand back a clean setup with a written report.
- 01Stop Wasted Ad Spend
- 02A Clean, Properly Structured Campaign
- 03A List of the Search Terms That Actually Sell
- 04A Written Before-and-After Report
- 05You Keep the Setup
Every book has a reason it isn't being found. Do you know yours?