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Cooking for One: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cooking for One, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.87, median 72 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 28% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 28% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $3.87 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Quick & Easy (188), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Cooking for One best sellers
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Simple Dinners Every Day: Simplify your cooking with 80+ fast, low-cost dinner ideas
by Nicole Maguire
- List rank#1
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews225
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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
by Rachel Khoo
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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Beginner's Baking Bible: 130+ Recipes and Techniques for New Bakers
by Heather Perine
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,911
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Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day
by Marge Perry
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews77
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The Small-Batch Amish Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 150+ Easy Mason Jar Mixes Scaled for 1-2 People | Cut Grocery Bills, Eliminate Food Waste, and Stock a Perfectly Sized Homestead Kitchen
by CJ Hammond
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews59
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Crock Pot Meals for One Person: Truly Single-Serve Slow Cooker Recipes. No Waste. No Guessing. Just One Perfect Meal
by Maggie Lowe
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews77
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How to Cook Vegetables: Essential Skills and 90 Foolproof Recipes with 270 Variations
by Kim Hoban
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews95
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Fix-It and Forget-It Cooking for Two: 150 Small-Batch Slow Cooker Recipes
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,107
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Build-a-Bowl: 77 Satisfying & Nutritious Combos: Whole Grain + Vegetable + Protein + Sauce = Meal
by Nicki Sizemore
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews466
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Cooking for One: Quick & Healthy Meals for One Person – No-Waste, 30-Minute Recipes
by Diana Morton
- List rank#10
- Price$5
- Rating4.1
- Reviews11
FAQ
Is Cooking for One a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 72 reviews and sells for $3.87.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cooking for One?
The median best seller has 72 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cooking for One best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Cooking for One?
28% 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.