Regional & International — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Cookbooks, Food & Wine best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 38.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
38.5
Median reviews
205
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$2.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Regional & International is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 205, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 38.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Winter in the Highlands: Eating, Drinking and Celebrating in Scotland | 4.8 | 43 | $1.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| mediterranean diet | 5 | 106 |
| day meal plan | 3 | 92 |
| cookbook 150 | 3 | 86 |
| 100 classic recipes | 2 | 77 |
| 30 day meal plan | 2 | 68 |
| diet cookbook | 3 | 63 |
| comfort food | 2 | 56 |
| 150 easy | 3 | 54 |
| mediterranean diet cookbook | 2 | 51 |
| fix it and forget | 2 | 49 |
| slow cooker recipes | 2 | 49 |
| mediterranean diet for beginners | 2 | 41 |
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More Cookbooks, Food & Wine categories
11 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 71.5 | 38 |
| █████ | 70.5 | 49 |
| █████ | 58.0 | 79 |
| █████ | 57.5 | 19 |
| █████ | 56.0 | 152.5 |
| █████ | 50.5 | 77.5 |
| █████ | 50.5 | 301 |
| █████ | 46.0 | 146.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 294.5 |
| █████ | 12.0 | 283.5 |
| █████ | 11.0 | 355.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.