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Cooking (Activities, Crafts & Games, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cooking (Activities, Crafts & Games, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.24, median 620 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 620 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $8.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Cooking best sellers
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: The Beloved Classic Picture Book about Cause and Effect for Kids (Ages 4-8) (If You Give...)
- List rank#1
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,488
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Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins: A Halloween Book for Kids – The New York Times Bestselling Picture Story of a Classic Song
by James Dean
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,276
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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes: A Groovy Story About Pete the Cat and His Colorful Shoes on a School Day Adventure
by Eric Litwin
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews13,314
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The Unofficial Minecraft Cookbook: 30 Recipes Inspired By Your Favorite Video Game
by Juliette Lalbaltry
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100
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Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: An Ebook of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds – A Learn-to-Read Collection for Kids (Ages 4-8) (I Can Read Phonics Fun)
by James Dean
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,573
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Clark the Shark: Too Many Treats: A Funny Self-Control Story About Temptation for Children (Ages 4–8) (I Can Read Level 1)
by Bruce Hale
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,841
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The Chocolate Touch
by Patrick Skene Catling
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,177
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The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: A Story About Teamwork, Asking for Help, and Friendship (The Food Group)
by Jory John
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,776
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ABCs of Cookies, The (Sesame Street)
by P.J. Shaw
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews67
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Biscuit Goes to School: A Back to School Story for Children (Ages 4-8) (My First I Can Read)
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,654
FAQ
Is Cooking a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 620 reviews and sells for $6.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cooking?
The median best seller has 620 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cooking best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Cooking?
1% 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.