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Salads (Main Courses & Side Dishes, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Salads (Main Courses & Side Dishes, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.99, median 182 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.48 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Main Courses & Side Dishes (912), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Salads best sellers
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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#1
- Price$16.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,402
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How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food – With 1,000 Photos: A Beginner Cookbook and Essential Guide to Fundamental Cooking Techniques
by Mark Bittman
- List rank#2
- Price$15.34
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,698
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GATHER: 100 Seasonal Recipes that Bring People Together
by Chris Viaud
- List rank#3
- Price$12.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews166
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Come Eat: 100 Nourishing Recipes to Eat Every Day
by Melissa Ben-Ishay
- List rank#4
- Price$24.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews218
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Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt People's Feelin’s (A Cookbook to Help You Enjoy Delicious Nostalgia with Some Modern Sass)
by Hannah Dasher
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews191
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Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook
by Matty Matheson
- List rank#6
- Price$12.74
- Rating4.7
- Reviews888
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Bowls: Vibrant Recipes with Endless Possibilities
- List rank#7
- Price$11.88
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,109
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Come Hungry: Veggie-Packed Recipes for Fresh, Flavorful Meals from the Viral Green Goddess Salad Creator
by Melissa Ben-Ishay
- List rank#8
- Price$15.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews765
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Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, Fourth Edition ― A James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook with Detailed Color Photographs
by James Peterson
- List rank#9
- Price$33
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,247
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The Ultimate Mason Jar Salad Cookbook: 120 Salad Recipes to Prep Grab-and-Go Lunches, Eat Healthy on a Budget and Make a Week of Fresh Meals in Under an Hour + 20 Dressing Recipes & Prep Plan
by Tara Stephenson
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews72
FAQ
Is Salads a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 182 reviews and sells for $16.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Salads?
The median best seller has 182 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Salads best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.48 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Salads?
9% 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.