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Reference (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reference (Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.99, median 264 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $15.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 264 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $15.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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The Science of Flavor: Unlock the Secrets of Flavorful Cooking (The Science of Food)
by Dr. Stuart Farrimond
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews75
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The Minimalist Cooks at Home: Recipes That Give You More Flavor from Fewer Ingredients in Less Time
by Mark Bittman
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews27
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Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat: A Cookbook
by Molly Baz
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,349
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One Pan Feasts: Easy Entertaining for Any Occasion
by Dominic Franks
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7
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The Best Recipes in the World: More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home
by Mark Bittman
- List rank#5
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews229
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From Scratch: 10 Meals, 175 Recipes, and Dozens of Techniques You Will Use Over and Over
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews252
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Better Homes and Gardens 13x9 The Pan That Can: 150 Fabulous Recipes
by Better Homes and Gardens
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews79
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
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The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
by Andrew Dornenburg
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,634
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The Pie Cookbook
by Williams Sonoma
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews53
Same niche in Books: Cooking Education & Reference
FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 264 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 264 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $15.24.
Can new books break into Reference?
10% 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.