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Essays (Cooking Education & Reference, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Cooking Education & Reference, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $18.63, median 858 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.99 – $23.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 858 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 48% of the parent category Cooking Education & Reference (1,792), one of the easier corners under it.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- List rank#2
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews27,870
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
by Michelle Zauner
- List rank#3
- Price$9.34
- Rating4.4
- Reviews32,468
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Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes
by Sarah Ahn
- List rank#4
- Price$14.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,532
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,805
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#6
- Price$14.37
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
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Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
by Nigel Slater
- List rank#7
- Price$15.60
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,793
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Betty Crocker Lost Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes for Today's Kitchen – An Official Archive Cookbook of Nostalgic American Cooking and Baking
- List rank#8
- Price$16.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,402
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
- List rank#9
- Price$15.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,699
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Cooking con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking
by Omi Hopper
- List rank#10
- Price$23.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews287
FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 858 reviews and sells for $18.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 858 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $23.43.
Can new books break into Essays?
15% 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.