Polar Regions — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Travel best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 49.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
49.5
Median reviews
110
Weak share (top 20)
35%
Median price
$7.76
Median star rating
4.5
Books scanned
49
Worth writing in?
The Polar Regions list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 110 reviews, yet 35% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 2 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 49.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. The Fram Expedition, Arctic Ice Drift, and a Historic Quest for the North Pole | 4.7 | 15 | $0.99 |
| 12 | North to Deadhorse: End of the Public Road (Justifiable Ends Book 2) | 4.5 | 40 | $3.50 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| north pole | 2 | 87 |
| one woman | 2 | 69 |
| world greatest | 2 | 30 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.