Gastronomy — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Cookbooks, Food & Wine best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
9.5
Median reviews
321
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$3.49
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Gastronomy is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 321, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Forgotten Breakfast Recipes: Old-Fashioned Breakfast and Brunch Classics that are Still Amazing Today! (Vintage Recipe Cookbooks Book 9) | 4.3 | 14 | $1.99 |
| 9 | My Egypt: Cooking from My Roots (A Cookbook) | 4.7 | 55 | $1.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| basque country | 2 | 61 |
| home cooking | 2 | 61 |
| popular vintage recipes | 2 | 60 |
| recipes old fashioned | 2 | 56 |
| still amazing today | 2 | 56 |
| everything you need | 2 | 54 |
| need to know | 2 | 54 |
| matty matheson | 2 | 42 |
| love letter | 2 | 25 |
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1 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 8.5 | 432.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.