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Appetizers (Entertaining & Holidays, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Appetizers (Entertaining & Holidays, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.94, median 445 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$16.94Median price
445Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$14.00 – $21.95
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)13%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 36% of the parent category Entertaining & Holidays (1,246), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 445 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Appetizers best sellers

  1. Appetites: A Cookbook book cover by Anthony Bourdain

    Appetites: A Cookbook

    by Anthony Bourdain

    • List rank#1
    • Price$24.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,064

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  2. Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion book cover by Maegan Brown

    Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion

    by Maegan Brown

    • List rank#2
    • Price$10.48
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews11,380

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  3. The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning: Everything You Need to Know to Can Meats, Vegetabl book cover by Diane Devereaux - The Canning Diva

    The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning: Everything You Need to Know to Can Meats, Vegetables, Meals in a Jar, and More [Spiral-bound]

    by Diane Devereaux - The Canning Diva

    • List rank#3
    • Price$20.89
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews14,801

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  4. The Cheese Board Deck: 50 Cards for Styling Spreads, Savory and Sweet book cover by Meg Quinn

    The Cheese Board Deck: 50 Cards for Styling Spreads, Savory and Sweet

    by Meg Quinn

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.02
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,806

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  5. GATHER: 100 Seasonal Recipes that Bring People Together book cover by Chris Viaud

    GATHER: 100 Seasonal Recipes that Bring People Together

    by Chris Viaud

    • List rank#5
    • Price$12.45
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews166

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  6. Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt Peopl book cover by Hannah Dasher

    Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt People's Feelin’s (A Cookbook to Help You Enjoy Delicious Nostalgia with Some Modern Sass)

    by Hannah Dasher

    • List rank#6
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews191

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  7. Taste of Home Most Requested Recipes: 633 Top-Rated Recipes with Easy Step-by-Step Instruc book cover by Taste of Home

    Taste of Home Most Requested Recipes: 633 Top-Rated Recipes with Easy Step-by-Step Instructions, Hardcover with Concealed Wire-o (Taste of Home Classics)

    by Taste of Home

    • List rank#7
    • Price$17.48
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,703

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  8. The Fishwife Cookbook: Delightful Tinned Fish Recipes for Every Occasion ―A Sustainable an book cover by Becca Millstein

    The Fishwife Cookbook: Delightful Tinned Fish Recipes for Every Occasion ―A Sustainable and Wholesome Fish Cookbook, Discover the Versatility of Tinned Fish Today!

    by Becca Millstein

    • List rank#8
    • Price$16.05
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews149

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  9. The Night Before Christmas book cover by Clement C. Moore

    The Night Before Christmas

    by Clement C. Moore

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.27
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,883

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  10. In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients (A Fresh Eg book cover by Lisa Steele

    In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients (A Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook)

    by Lisa Steele

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews63

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FAQ

Is Appetizers a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 445 reviews and sells for $16.94.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Appetizers?

The median best seller has 445 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Appetizers best sellers cost?

The median price is $16.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.00 and $21.95.

Can new books break into Appetizers?

13% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.