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Holidays (Special Occasions, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Holidays (Special Occasions, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 107 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$3.99Median price
107Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$1.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)20%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
  • 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Holidays best sellers

  1. Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection: 100+ Recipes to Take Your Sweet Treats to the Next Lev book cover by Editors of Martha Stewart Living

    Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection: 100+ Recipes to Take Your Sweet Treats to the Next Level: A Baking Book

    by Editors of Martha Stewart Living

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,528

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  2. My Southern Food: A Celebration of the Flavors of the South book cover by Devon O'Day

    My Southern Food: A Celebration of the Flavors of the South

    by Devon O'Day

    • List rank#2
    • Price$0.50
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews83

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  3. Christmas at Highclere: A festive gift book featuring recipes and traditions, perfect for  book cover by The Countess of Carnarvon

    Christmas at Highclere: A festive gift book featuring recipes and traditions, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey

    by The Countess of Carnarvon

    • List rank#3
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,462

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  4. Cold-Weather Cooking book cover by Sarah Leah Chase

    Cold-Weather Cooking

    by Sarah Leah Chase

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews147

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  5. 2020 Christmas with Southern Living: Inspired Ideas for Holiday Cooking and Decorating book cover by Southern Living

    2020 Christmas with Southern Living: Inspired Ideas for Holiday Cooking and Decorating

    by Southern Living

    • List rank#5
    • Price$2.51
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews630

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  6. Plants Only Holidays: Indulgent, Plant-Forward Recipes for the Festive Season book cover by Gaz Oakley

    Plants Only Holidays: Indulgent, Plant-Forward Recipes for the Festive Season

    by Gaz Oakley

    • List rank#6
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews75

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  7. The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: Quick, Simple, Healthy, and Tasty  book cover by Orion Ash

    The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: Quick, Simple, Healthy, and Tasty Mediterranean Recipes to Boost Energy, Balance Weight, and Feel Your Best | Stress-Free 30-Day Meal Plan

    by Orion Ash

    • List rank#7
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews299

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  8. To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes book cover by Rosie Grant

    To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes

    by Rosie Grant

    • List rank#8
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews694

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  9. The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes to Celebrate the Season (Holiday Baking, F book cover by Cider Mill Press

    The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes to Celebrate the Season (Holiday Baking, Family Cooking, Cookie Recipes, Easy Baking, Christmas Desserts, Cookie Swaps)

    by Cider Mill Press

    • List rank#9
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews519

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  10. Canal House Cooking Volume N° 2: Fall & Holiday book cover by Christopher Hirsheimer

    Canal House Cooking Volume N° 2: Fall & Holiday

    by Christopher Hirsheimer

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews39

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FAQ

Is Holidays a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 107 reviews and sells for $3.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Holidays?

The median best seller has 107 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Holidays best sellers cost?

The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Holidays?

20% 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.