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Desserts (Baking, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Desserts (Baking, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 260 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 260 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Desserts best sellers
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Milk Street Bakes: A Baking Book with 200 Sweet and Savory Recipes
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews263
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Beginner's Baking Bible: 130+ Recipes and Techniques for New Bakers
by Heather Perine
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,911
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Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts
by Genevieve Ko
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews128
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Pie Academy: Master the Perfect Crust and 255 Amazing Fillings, with Fruits, Nuts, Creams, Custards, Ice Cream, and More; Expert Techniques for Making Fabulous Pies from Scratch
by Ken Haedrich
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews540
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Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
by B. Dylan Hollis
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews13,664
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Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt People's Feelin’s (A Cookbook to Help You Enjoy Delicious Nostalgia with Some Modern Sass)
by Hannah Dasher
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews191
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Layered: Baking, Building, and Styling Spectacular Cakes
by Tessa Huff
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews440
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Bakeland: Nordic Treats Inspired by Nature
by Marit Hovland
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews65
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Loaf Tin Bakes: Easy Cakes for Every Occasion
by Flavie Millet-Joannon
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews24
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Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It
by Melissa Ben-Ishay
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews266
FAQ
Is Desserts a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 260 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Desserts?
The median best seller has 260 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Desserts best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Desserts?
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.