Football (American) — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 42.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
42.0
Median reviews
730
Weak share (top 20)
20%
Median price
$4.99
Median star rating
4.4
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Football (American) is between the extremes: 20% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 730, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 42.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | CUFFED UP: A Cozy, Omegaverse, Football, Reverse Harem Romance (All Knotted Up) | 4.5 | 37 | $4.99 |
| 9 | Second Chance Playbook : Enemies to Lovers, Coach’s Daughter, Forbidden Sports Romance (Fourth Quarter Fantasies 3) | 4.4 | 58 | $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 | 22 | 615 |
| college sports romance | 7 | 194 |
| enemies to lovers | 7 | 186 |
| play college sports romance | 6 | 166 |
| forbidden sports romance | 3 | 110 |
| second chance | 4 | 98 |
| football romance | 5 | 82 |
| enemies to lovers roommate | 2 | 80 |
| lovers roommate sports romance | 2 | 80 |
| baby football romance | 2 | 64 |
| lovers surprise | 2 | 53 |
| off limits | 2 | 52 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.