book-market-research
Assess commercial viability of book concepts for Amazon KDP self-publishing. Use when the user has a Book Concept Document and wants to understand market demand, competition, pricing, and positioning before committing to write. Produces a Market Research Report with viability scorecard and Go/No-Go recommendation. Works standalone (commercial analysis only) or after idea-validator (integrated assessment). Nonfiction only.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill book-market-research --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Market Research Determine if a book is worth writing from a business perspective, specifically for Amazon KDP self-publishing. ## Core Philosophy **Commercial viability is separate from intellectual merit.** A brilliant idea can fail commercially. A mediocre idea can succeed. This skill assesses the market, not the idea itself. **Better to know the odds now.** Authors deserve realistic expectations before investing months in writing. **Author intent shapes interpretation.** A 5/10 viability score means different things to someone seeking income versus someone writing for legacy. Same data, different recommendations. **Claude does the analysis; human gathers the data Claude can't access.** Claude performs qualitative research via web search. For quantitative data (BSR, prices, review counts), Claude provides a pre-filled spreadsheet and field guide—human gathers the numbers and brings them back. ## Dependency Model **Standalone Mode:** Book Concept Document only → pure commercial analysis. Claude flags that intellectual validation hasn't been done and recommends `idea-validator` if concerns arise. **Post-Validation Mode:** Book Concept Document + Validation Report → integrated ass
- Core Philosophy
- Dependency Model
- Author Intent
- Session Modes
- Session Flow
- Starting Research
- Quick Assessment Flow
- Deep Dive Flow
- Ending Any Session
- Viability Scorecard
- Score Interpretation
- Research Methods
- Market Research Report Structure
- Handoff
What does the book-market-research skill do?
Assess commercial viability of book concepts for Amazon KDP self-publishing. Use when the user has a Book Concept Document and wants to understand market demand, competition, pricing, and positioning before committing to write. Produces a Market Research Report with viability scorecard and Go/No-Go recommendation. Works standalone (commercial analysis only) or after idea-validator (integrated assessment). Nonfiction only.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill book-market-research --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.