LGBTQ+ eBooks — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the LGBTQ+ eBooks best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
9.5
Median reviews
2,015
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$5.99
Median star rating
4.4
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
LGBTQ+ eBooks is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 2015, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | First Shift: A Teammates to Lovers MM Hockey Romance (Maine Marauders Hockey Series Book 3) | 4.4 | 41 | $4.99 |
| 12 | Thin Ice (Triple Shot Book 1) | 4.5 | 69 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| dark mm | 6 | 132 |
| hockey romance | 4 | 121 |
| dark mm college | 3 | 72 |
| college romance | 3 | 68 |
| dark mm college romance | 2 | 67 |
| monster romance | 2 | 66 |
| kinky abc anthology | 2 | 58 |
| lovers mm hockey romance | 2 | 54 |
| enemies to lovers | 2 | 41 |
| villain dark mm | 2 | 29 |
| mafia romance | 2 | 8 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.