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Food: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Food, updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $9.99, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $14.93 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 94 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Photography (141), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Food best sellers
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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
by Rachel Khoo
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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Chefs' Fridges: More Than 35 World-Renowned Cooks Reveal What They Eat at Home
by Carrie Solomon
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews144
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Food: Vegetarian Home Cooking
by Mary McCartney
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews244
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The Ultimate Photography Ideas Book: 60 Creative Projects Covering Every Major Genre of Photography
by Digital Camera Magazine
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews36
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Take One Fish: The New School of Scale-to-Tail Cooking and Eating
by Josh Niland
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews564
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Tomatoes: 50 Tried & True Recipes (Nature's Favorite Foods Cookbooks)
by Julia Rutland
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews22
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The Native Mexican Kitchen: A Journey into Cuisine, Culture, and Mezcal
by Rachel Glueck
- List rank#7
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews278
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The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes
by Eleanor Ford
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews168
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How To Make Your Food Famous: A Masterclass in Sharing Your Food Online
by Kimberly Espinel
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews63
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Food Photography with Your Phone: Create Professional-Looking Food Photos for Restaurants, Social Media, Menus, Recipe Books, and Small Businesses Using Any iPhone or Android
by Ethan Curiel
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Food a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Food?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Food best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $14.93.
Can new books break into Food?
5% 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.