Special Diet — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Cookbooks, Food & Wine best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 17.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
17.0
Median reviews
188
Weak share (top 20)
30%
Median price
$2.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Special Diet list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 188 reviews, yet 30% 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 17.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Soupbox Cookbook: Sensational Soups for Healthy Living | 4.7 | 90 | $1.99 |
| 3 | The Complete GLP-1 High Protein Cookbook for Weight Loss: Reduce Side Effects, Preserve Lean Muscle, and Feel Full Longer with Easy, Gut-Friendly Recipes | 60-Day Meal Plan | 4.9 | 94 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| high protein | 12 | 369 |
| day meal plan | 9 | 253 |
| low carb | 7 | 207 |
| 30 day | 6 | 201 |
| weight loss | 7 | 183 |
| 30 day meal plan | 5 | 170 |
| friendly recipes | 5 | 167 |
| slow cooker | 4 | 142 |
| protein cookbook | 6 | 132 |
| high protein cookbook | 5 | 130 |
| dump and go meals | 3 | 119 |
| slow cooker cookbook | 3 | 119 |
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15 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 71.5 | 16.5 |
| █████ | 61.5 | 71.5 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 96.5 |
| █████ | 50.5 | 125.5 |
| █████ | 49.5 | 75.5 |
| █████ | 49.0 | 232 |
| █████ | 48.5 | 110.5 |
| █████ | 48.0 | 379 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 137 |
| █████ | 39.5 | 341 |
| █████ | 36.0 | 278.5 |
| █████ | 16.0 | 187.5 |
| █████ | 9.5 | 303.5 |
| █████ | 7.0 | 508.5 |
| █████ | 2.5 | 498.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.