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Cooking by Ingredient (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cooking by Ingredient (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 64 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 38% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 38% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Cookbooks, Food & Wine (157), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Cooking by Ingredient best sellers
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The Ultimate Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 150+ Easy, Budget-Friendly Homemade Recipes for Quick Meals, Clean Ingredients, & an Organized Pantry | 30-Day Meal ... and Shopping List (Pantry Mastery Series)
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews382
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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#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews426
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The Science of Flavor: Unlock the Secrets of Flavorful Cooking (The Science of Food)
by Dr. Stuart Farrimond
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews75
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The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook for Beginners: Easy & Budget-Smart Recipes from Dry Mixes to Meals with Meal Plans & Shelf-Life Tips | Including Spice Mixtures, Baking Mixes, Soup Bases & More!
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews127
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The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook
by Bill Leung
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,828
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The Minimalist Cooks at Home: Recipes That Give You More Flavor from Fewer Ingredients in Less Time
by Mark Bittman
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews27
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Six Seasons of Pasta: A New Way with Everyone's Favorite Food
by Joshua McFadden
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews160
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Alton Brown: EveryDayCook: A Cookbook
by Alton Brown
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,832
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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
by Rachel Khoo
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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Cooking with Sauces: Easy Homemade Sauce Recipes for Delicious Family Meals (Specific-Ingredient Cookbooks)
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Cooking by Ingredient a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 64 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cooking by Ingredient?
The median best seller has 64 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cooking by Ingredient best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Cooking by Ingredient?
38% 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.