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Southwestern: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Southwestern, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.30, median 193 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.99 – $22.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category U.S. Cooking (1,696), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Southwestern best sellers
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks―The Essential Recipes: 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics – The Bestselling Foolproof Guide for Home Cooks
by Ree Drummond
- List rank#1
- Price$15.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,442
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ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ
by Arnie Segovia
- List rank#2
- Price$23.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,186
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Magnolia Table
- List rank#3
- Price$19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews36,206
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A Taste Of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail
by Kent Rollins
- List rank#4
- Price$23.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,182
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks―Super Easy!: 120 Shortcut Recipes for Dinners, Desserts, and More ― A #1 NYT Bestselling Cookbook of Easy Family Meals
by Ree Drummond
- List rank#5
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,674
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Pati Jinich Foods of La Frontera: Recipes and New Taste Frontiers from Both Sides of the Border – 125 Recipes from the Vibrant US-Mexico Borderlands
by Pati Jinich
- List rank#6
- Price$26.07
- Rating5.0
- Reviews49
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Comfort Food The Cowboy Way: Backyard Favorites, Country Classics, and Stories from a Ranch Cook
by Kent Rollins
- List rank#7
- Price$21.51
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,156
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks―A Year of Holidays: 112 Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Slightly Impatient Home Cooks – New York Times Bestselling Quick and Easy Comfort Food Cookbook
by Ree Drummond
- List rank#8
- Price$14.10
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,372
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The Family Heirloom is an Enchilada Recipe: Unforgettable Mexican Dishes Handed Down From My Family to Yours
by Jai Larez
- List rank#9
- Price$25.99
- Reviews-
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My Mexican Favorites: 60 Easy, From-Scratch Recipes with Authentic Flavor
by Zachary Rodriguez
- List rank#10
- Price$17.53
- Rating4.9
- Reviews281
FAQ
Is Southwestern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 193 reviews and sells for $19.30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Southwestern?
The median best seller has 193 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Southwestern best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.30; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.99 and $22.37.
Can new books break into Southwestern?
4% 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.