Media Tie-In — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Teen & Young Adult best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 3.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
3.5
Median reviews
5,183.5
Weak share (top 20)
5%
Median price
$9.12
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Media Tie-In is heavily defended: incumbents are deep-reviewed and the top 20 rarely cracks. New releases can still chart with ads or a launch push, but expect to climb over established authors rather than around them. Ease-of-entry score 3.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Runaway Cats of Minecraft: Book 1 (An Unofficial Illustrated Minecraft Book) | 4.6 | 53 | $3.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| avatar the last airbender | 7 | 184 |
| harry potter hogwarts library | 3 | 129 |
| vampire diaries | 2 | 92 |
| kyoshi the kyoshi | 2 | 72 |
| times bestselling | 2 | 55 |
| last apprentice | 4 | 52 |
| five nights at freddy | 3 | 45 |
| yangchen the yangchen | 2 | 45 |
| roku the roku | 2 | 43 |
| one piece | 2 | 35 |
| twisted tale | 2 | 18 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.