Outdoors & Nature — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 3.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
3.5
Median reviews
1,274
Weak share (top 20)
5%
Median price
$3.49
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Outdoors & Nature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Striker: A Dark Romance Short Story (Backwoods After Dark) | 4.0 | 6 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| field guide | 2 | 75 |
| grand canyon | 2 | 68 |
| dark romance short | 2 | 61 |
| appalachian trail | 3 | 52 |
| true story of survival | 2 | 50 |
| hunting fishing | 2 | 46 |
| complete guide | 2 | 18 |
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5 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 37.0 | 265.5 |
| █████ | 15.5 | 235.5 |
| █████ | 7.5 | 917 |
| █████ | 7.0 | 405.5 |
| █████ | 2.5 | 1631.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.