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Culinary (Cozy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Culinary (Cozy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 714 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 36% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 36% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 714 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Culinary best sellers
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The Armchair Detectives: A totally unputdownable and hilarious British cozy murder mystery (The Armchair Detective Mysteries Book 1)
by Matt Dunn
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews653
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The Body in the Cast (Faith Fairchild Series Book 5)
by Katherine Hall Page
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews98
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The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews19,564
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Bad Seed
by Karen MacInerney
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40
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Christmas Comes To the Three Hounds Bakery: A Cozy Murder Mystery (The Doxies & Donuts Mystery Series Book 5)
by Julie Titterington
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Detective Kate Rosetti: Books 1-6: a lighthearted, humorous thriller series (Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery)
by Gina LaManna
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,138
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A Deadly Halloween at Château de Camon: A 1930s Halloween Mystery (Lord Edgington Investigates Abroad Book 6)
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews351
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The Ivy Creek Cozy Mysteries: A 15-Book Cozy Mystery Collection
by Ruth Baker
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews210
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And yes, ANOTHER MEGA COLLECTION OF COZY MYSTERIES: 25 Book Box Set
by Liz Turner
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews38
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Pumpkin Spice Spells (Witchcakes Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews421
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FAQ
Is Culinary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 714 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Culinary?
The median best seller has 714 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Culinary best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Culinary?
36% 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.