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Christmas (Entertaining & Holidays, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Christmas (Entertaining & Holidays, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.03, median 625 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.72 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has 625 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Christmas best sellers
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Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection: 100+ Recipes to Take Your Sweet Treats to the Next Level: A Baking Book
by Editors of Martha Stewart Living
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,528
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Season to Taste: Comforting Recipes You Won't Find in a Restaurant
by Corre Larkin
- List rank#2
- Price$34.95
- Reviews-
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Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!
by Phyllis Good
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,982
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From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen (Snoop Dogg Cookbook, Celebrity Cookbook with Soul Food Recipes)
by Snoop Dogg
- List rank#4
- Price$17.03
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,867
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Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy: A Cookbook
- List rank#5
- Price$17.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,542
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Moosewood Restaurant Favorites: The 250 Most-Requested, Naturally-Delicious Recipes from One of America's Best-Loved Restaurants
by Moosewood Collective
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews426
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The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,194
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The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook: Traditional Easy and Simple Recipies for Beginners to Experts for Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas, Family Get-Togethers, and More
- List rank#8
- Price$8.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,886
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Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence: A Baking Book
by Claire Saffitz
- List rank#9
- Price$14.50
- Rating4.9
- Reviews8,676
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Joy of Cooking: Fully Revised and Updated
by Irma S. Rombauer
- List rank#10
- Price$20.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,302
FAQ
Is Christmas a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 625 reviews and sells for $17.03.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Christmas?
The median best seller has 625 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Christmas best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.03; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.72 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Christmas?
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.