Parenting — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Parenting & Relationships best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 32.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
32.5
Median reviews
3,686
Weak share (top 20)
5%
Median price
$10.62
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Parenting 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 32.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on AmazonNo breakout books in this category.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| potty training | 2 | 71 |
| re expecting | 2 | 70 |
| guide to becoming | 2 | 64 |
| baby sleep | 2 | 62 |
| modern parents | 2 | 60 |
| 20th anniversary | 2 | 40 |
| baby care | 2 | 40 |
| moms on call | 2 | 40 |
| months parenting | 2 | 40 |
| parenting book of 20th | 2 | 40 |
| parent guide | 2 | 18 |
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8 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 75.0 | 32 |
| █████ | 52.0 | 31.5 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 20 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 159.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 693 |
| █████ | 37.5 | 417 |
| █████ | 37.5 | 645 |
| █████ | 2.5 | 1592.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.