Books > Reference > Encyclopedias & Subject Guides > Cooking  

Monthly median sales (top 30)
$9,729
  The median book price
$20.44
Bestseller's daily sales
199
50th book's daily sales
6
Average number of pages per book
338
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
No

Performance tracking

Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published

Matching KDP categories

education & reference > reference > encyclopedias
54.77%
nonfiction > cooking > reference
51.64%
education & reference > reference > consumer guides
50.71%
education & reference > reference > personal & practical guides
47.43%

Keyword requirement

Best selling keywords  

Median title & subtitle length is 12 words:

  • Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
  • The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More: A Baking Book
  • The Science of Spice: Understand Flavor Connections and Revolutionize Your Cooking
  • Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods
  • On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
  • Indie success
  • 25%
  • Volatility
  • 100%
  • New releases
  • 5%
  • KDP Select
  • 13.33%

Extract of the best seller list's front page

#396

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>Samin Nosrat

 23601

#678

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>Andrew Dornenburg

 9217

#786

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>Maurizio Leo

 2358

#14,261

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>Dr. Stuart Farrimond

 1861

#25,282

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>Lisa Kyung Gross

 60

#26,000

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>James Peterson

 1147

Front-page bestsellers:

  Book title Author Publisher Absolute rank Monthly sales volume Price Amazon stars Amazon reviews
1   Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Samin Nosrat , and more!* 396 $104,307 $18.72 23,601
2   The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs Andrew Dornenburg Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition 678 $54,079 $16.65 9,217
3   The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More: A Baking Book Maurizio Leo Clarkson Potter; First Edition 786 $60,621 $22.79 2,358
4   The Science of Spice: Understand Flavor Connections and Revolutionize Your Cooking Stuart Farrimond Self published 796 $5,293 $1.99 5,049
5   Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods Thomas Elias Union Square & Co.; 3.8.2009 edition 2,647 $19,307 $14.99 5,765
6   On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee Scribner; Updated edition 3,246 $23,163 $21.77 2,855
7   The King Arthur Baking Company's All-Purpose Baker's Companion (Revised and Updated) King Arthur Baking Company Self published 3,998 $20,291 $24.99 2,252
8   The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes James Briscione "Flavor pairing is a fundamental building block of what separates the cook from the chef. 4,833 $11,673 $18.95 1,938
9   The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes Ball Home Canning Test Kitchen TI Inc. Books; Illustrated edition 5,041 $13,434 $23.99 13,510
10   Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Sixth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch CNC Avery; Updated edition 5,118 $11,964 $22.49 922
11   How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos: A Beginner Cookbook (How to Cook Everything Series, 2) Mark Bittman Self published 6,282 $8,188 $20.89 2,598
12   Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook Samin Nosrat Random House 7,245 $12,348 $31.50 0
13   Whole-Grain Sourdough Made Simple: Easy Recipes for Artisan Loaves and Specialty Breads Heather Perine Callisto 9,001 $668 $1.99 42
14   Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Joshua Weissman Self published 9,503 $668 $1.99 18,789
15   Herbs & Spices: Over 200 Herbs and Spices, with Recipes for Marinades, Spice Rubs, Oils, and Mor Jill Norman DK 10,595 $612 $1.99 779

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