Basketball — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 11.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
11.0
Median reviews
222
Weak share (top 20)
20%
Median price
$7.49
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Basketball is between the extremes: 20% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 222, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 11.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Three Point Heat | 3.9 | 71 | $0.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| sports romance | 4 | 159 |
| college sports romance | 3 | 138 |
| college basketball | 3 | 72 |
| mamba mentality | 2 | 69 |
| life lessons | 3 | 61 |
| michael jordan | 2 | 53 |
| life lessons from legend | 2 | 44 |
| youth basketball | 2 | 44 |
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2 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 64.0 | 18.5 |
| █████ | 55.5 | 33.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.