Sports & Outdoors — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Teen & Young Adult best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 47.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
47.5
Median reviews
222.5
Weak share (top 20)
25%
Median price
$3.49
Median star rating
4.5
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Sports & Outdoors list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 222.5 reviews, yet 25% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 5 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 47.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Return To Camp Everwild | — | 0 | $2.99 |
| 14 | The Coach's Son | 5.0 | 2 | $2.99 |
| 5 | Playing with the Heartbreaker (Cardinal Ridge Sweet YA Romance) | 4.4 | 26 | $4.99 |
| 13 | Crossing The Line (Crum University) | 4.1 | 44 | $2.99 |
| 4 | Three Point Heat | 3.9 | 71 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| sweet ya | 3 | 104 |
| ya romance | 4 | 89 |
| high school | 2 | 66 |
| sweet ya romance | 2 | 63 |
| fantasy litrpg adventure | 3 | 59 |
| kids and teens | 2 | 58 |
| ages 12 | 2 | 12 |
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6 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 69.5 | 35.5 |
| █████ | 67.5 | 50.5 |
| █████ | 56.5 | 48.5 |
| █████ | 53.0 | 45 |
| █████ | 44.5 | 95.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 177 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.