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Transportation — Kindle Category Opportunity

Competition snapshot for the Engineering & Transportation best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 40.0/100.

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Category metrics

Score

40.0

Median reviews

1,120.5

Weak share (top 20)

20%

Median price

$9.46

Median star rating

4.5

Books scanned

50

Worth writing in?

Transportation is between the extremes: 20% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 1120.5, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 40.0/100.

Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99

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High-frequency phrases in this category's titles

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High-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.

PhraseTitlesRank-weighted score
luke angel4104
hindenburg disaster272
car and driver367
world war256
luke angel mystery251

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6 subcategories under this category

SubcategoryScoreMedian reviews
█████81.51
█████75.020
█████66.036.5
█████59.531.5
█████45.0201
█████3.5499.5

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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.