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Cooking by Ingredient (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cooking by Ingredient (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.05, median 788 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 42/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.10 – $21.90 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Cookbooks, Food & Wine (1,806), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 788 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Cooking by Ingredient best sellers
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Betty Crocker's Cooky Book (facsimile Edition): Classic Cookie Recipes from the Beloved 1963 Edition, with 450 Favorites from Holiday Treats to Family Classics
- List rank#1
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,196
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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#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews382
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#3
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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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$13.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews127
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Season to Taste: Comforting Recipes You Won't Find in a Restaurant
by Corre Larkin
- List rank#5
- Price$34.95
- Reviews-
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The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants | book
by U.S. Department of the Army
- List rank#6
- Price$8.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,530
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Simple Kitchen Magic: Whole-Food Recipes and Remedies for a Holistic Life: A Cookbook
by Rebekah Moyer
- List rank#7
- Price$35
- Rating5.0
- Reviews60
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A Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat, Fish & Game
by Wilbur F. Eastman
- List rank#8
- Price$10.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,697
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By Nay A: Viral Chinese-American Recipes: Simple Takeout Favorites You Can Make at Home
by Nay A
- List rank#9
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews598
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The Homemade Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 100 Make-Ahead Mixes in a Jar & 214 Easy, Budget-Friendly Family Meals with Baking Mixes, Soup Mixes, Seasoning Blends, One-Pot Dinners & a 13-Week Meal Plan
by Dana Ellery
- List rank#10
- Price$19.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews246
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Cooking by Ingredient
FAQ
Is Cooking by Ingredient a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 42/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 788 reviews and sells for $16.05.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cooking by Ingredient?
The median best seller has 788 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cooking by Ingredient best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.05; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.10 and $21.90.
Can new books break into Cooking by Ingredient?
25% 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.