Hockey — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 43.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
43.5
Median reviews
2,536
Weak share (top 20)
25%
Median price
$5.99
Median star rating
4.3
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Hockey list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 2536 reviews, yet 25% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 1 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 43.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | First Shift: A Teammates to Lovers MM Hockey Romance (Maine Marauders Hockey Series Book 3) | 4.4 | 41 | $4.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| hockey romance | 25 | 658 |
| college hockey | 5 | 170 |
| college hockey romance | 4 | 151 |
| dark college hockey romance | 3 | 118 |
| game dark college hockey | 3 | 118 |
| marriage of convenience | 3 | 87 |
| enemies to lovers | 4 | 84 |
| brother best friend | 4 | 83 |
| dating hockey | 3 | 71 |
| one night | 3 | 63 |
| dark bully hockey | 2 | 60 |
| sports romance | 2 | 58 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.