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Sweets: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Sweets, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 65 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Sweets best sellers
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The French Bakery Cookbook: Over 85 Authentic Recipes That Bring the Boulangerie into Your Home
by Kimberly Zerkel
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews103
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Wicked Good Quick Breads: Insanely Delicious Quick Bread Recipes for Sweet and Savory Loaf Cakes (Easy Baking Cookbook Book 19)
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews33
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The Amish Christmas Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 60 Easy, Make-Ahead From-Scratch Mixes for Holiday Cookies, Breads, Breakfasts, Desserts & Gift Jars | Feed ... Shopping Lists (The Amish Dry Mix Pantry)
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews15
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Cheap and Wicked Good! 4-Ingredient Budget-Friendly Desserts : A Quick and Easy Dessert Cookbook with Simple, Affordable Recipes (Simple and Easy Budget Meals)
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8
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Sally's Cookie Addiction: Irresistible Cookies, Cookie Bars, Shortbread, and More from the Creator of Sally's Baking Addiction
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,104
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Wicked Good Brownies, Blondies, and Brookies: Insanely Delicious, Quick, and Easy Brownie, Blondie, and Brookie Recipes (Easy Baking Cookbook Book 20)
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews8
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Happiness Is Baking: Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Muffins, Brownies, Cookies: Favorite Desserts from the Queen of Cake
by Maida Heatter
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews628
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Delish Insane Sweets: Bake Yourself a Little Crazy
by Editors of Delish
- List rank#8
- Price$12.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,613
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Sally's Baking Addiction Best New Cookies: 8 Must-Have Cookie Recipes
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews326
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Small Batch Baking: 60 Sweet and Savory Recipes to Satisfy Your Craving
by Saura Kline
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,080
FAQ
Is Sweets a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 65 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sweets?
The median best seller has 65 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sweets best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Sweets?
11% 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.