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Essays (Gastronomy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Essays (Gastronomy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $10.16, median 354 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $10.16 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 354 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $14.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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Betty Crocker's Cooky Book
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,196
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Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
by Nigel Slater
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,793
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Kitchen Confidential: the man behind the major motion picture TONY
- List rank#3
- Price$13.53
- Rating4.5
- Reviews27,870
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My Egypt: Cooking from My Roots (A Cookbook)
by Michael Mina
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews55
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
by Michelle Zauner
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews32,468
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
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Casablanca: My Moroccan Food
by Nargisse Benkabbou
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews573
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Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
by Naz Deravian
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,603
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Danube: Recipes and Stories from Eastern Europe
by Irina Georgescu
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews60
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
by Bee Wilson
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews933
FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 354 reviews and sells for $10.16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 354 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.16; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Essays?
11% 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.