Soccer — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Sports & Outdoors best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 58.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
58.0
Median reviews
52.5
Weak share (top 20)
50%
Median price
$7.99
Median star rating
4.5
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Soccer sits below our demand gate: 50% of the top 20 is under-reviewed, but overall reader activity is thin too. It can be a quiet corner to build in slowly — validate demand with keyword lookups before committing a series. Ease-of-entry score 58.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | On the Breakaway (Boston Playmakers Book 2) | 4.7 | 24 | $4.99 |
| 6 | With the Assist (Boston Playmakers Book 1) | 4.2 | 53 | $4.99 |
| 1 | Made Better Together (Battles in Love Book 4) | 4.4 | 73 | $4.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| boys ages 14 | 4 | 127 |
| middle grade sports fiction | 3 | 90 |
| fake dating | 2 | 66 |
| sports romance | 2 | 66 |
| soccer book for kids | 2 | 59 |
| world cup | 3 | 53 |
| sunday times bestselling | 2 | 53 |
| premier league | 3 | 52 |
| soccer player | 2 | 46 |
| soccer formations | 2 | 38 |
| soccer tactics | 2 | 37 |
| step by step guide | 2 | 30 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.