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Cooking (Humor, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cooking (Humor, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.00, median 444 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.61 – $17.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Humor (2,483), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 444 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Cooking best sellers
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50 Ways to Eat Cock: Healthy Chicken Recipes with Balls!
by Adrienne N Hew CN
- List rank#1
- Price$10.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,337
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The Two Saddest Kitchens: A Comics Conversation
by Roz Chast
- List rank#2
- Price$27.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10
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Home is in the Kitchen 2027 Deluxe Wall Calendar
by Dan DiPaolo
- List rank#3
- Price$18.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews19
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Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist
by Tim Federle
- List rank#4
- Price$10.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,312
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Cooking With Semen 100 Delicious Recipes: A Hilarious Inappropriate Joke Notebook That Looks Like A Real Book Gag Novelty Gift
by TJ Designs
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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Bake It Off: An Unofficial Taylor Swift–Inspired Cookbook for Every Era, from Breakfast to Midnights (Over 50 Inspired Recipes, Playlists, and Easter Eggs for the Ultimate Swiftie Experience)
by Lindsey Smith
- List rank#6
- Price$12.26
- Rating4.8
- Reviews236
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Magic Kitchen Rules (Book #1): A Cozy Urban Progression Fantasy Series
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews384
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Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically – A Hilarious Recipe Collection from the Hit Web Series
by Josh Scherer
- List rank#8
- Price$17.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,804
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Coffee 2027 Deluxe Wall Calendar
by Dan DiPaolo
- List rank#9
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews14
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The Official Bob's Burgers Coloring Book
by Loren Bouchard
- List rank#10
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,756
FAQ
Is Cooking a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 444 reviews and sells for $13.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cooking?
The median best seller has 444 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cooking best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.61 and $17.92.
Can new books break into Cooking?
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.