Gardening & Horticulture — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Crafts, Hobbies & Home best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 52.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
52.0
Median reviews
835.5
Weak share (top 20)
40%
Median price
$3.99
Median star rating
4.7
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Planting calendars, regional grow guides, and garden logbooks are evergreen, computable, and bought by readers who still prefer print. The herbs subcategory shows particular depth relative to its competition.
Editor's note.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NUNCA ES TARDE PARA RENACER: El paso a paso para volver a creer en ti, recuperar tus sueños y empezar de nuevo (Spanish Edition) | 4.4 | 4 | $0.99 |
| 11 | The Amish Survival Apothecary: Discover Wild Remedies, Herbal Healing Wisdom, and 300+ Natural Home Cures for Everyday Health | 4.5 | 55 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| complete guide | 5 | 135 |
| herbal remedies | 3 | 123 |
| amish survival | 3 | 107 |
| step by step | 3 | 91 |
| guide to growing | 3 | 90 |
| self sufficiency | 2 | 86 |
| gardener bible | 2 | 83 |
| indoor plants | 2 | 83 |
| complete home | 2 | 75 |
| herbal apothecary | 2 | 70 |
| backyard homestead | 3 | 68 |
| amish survival manual break | 2 | 67 |
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24 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 78.0 | 10.5 |
| █████ | 75.0 | 23 |
| █████ | 70.0 | 23.5 |
| █████ | 68.5 | 29.5 |
| █████ | 66.5 | 19 |
| █████ | 64.5 | 31.5 |
| █████ | 63.5 | 76 |
| █████ | 62.0 | 37.5 |
| █████ | 58.0 | 89.5 |
| █████ | 55.5 | 57 |
| █████ | 55.5 | 21 |
| █████ | 55.0 | 104.5 |
| █████ | 52.0 | 65.5 |
| █████ | 52.0 | 44 |
| █████ | 49.5 | 97 |
| █████ | 48.5 | 118.5 |
| █████ | 48.5 | 26.5 |
| █████ | 48.0 | 211 |
| █████ | 44.5 | 104.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 470.5 |
| █████ | 35.0 | 108.5 |
| █████ | 25.5 | 110.5 |
| █████ | 13.0 | 142 |
| █████ | 7.5 | 414 |
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