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How to read competition scores

Review the top titles for any keyword by rank, format, age, reviews, rating, and Confidence-labelled revenue ranges so you know how beatable a niche really is.

Quick start

From a niche idea to a usable shortlist in a few steps.

1

Choose format. Toggle Books or Kindle to match what you plan to publish.

2

Enter a keyword. Type the niche you are analysing, or tap a suggested term.

3

Hit Analyze. Fee pulls the top competing titles and their public signals.

4

Read the scorecard. Competitors, average reviews, average price, and a most-beatable score.

5

Scan the table. Sort by ABSR, reviews, or monthly sales to judge how entrenched the leaders are.

6

Check KW-in-title. See how many top books put the keyword in their title, a sign of how optimised the niche is.

Screenshot walkthrough

The full screen once, then a closer look at the parts that matter.

Competition Analyzer results listing top titles with rank, reviews, price, and Confidence-labelled revenue ranges.
Competition Analyzer - top titles for gratitude journal.
  1. BooksKindleUSgratitude journalAnalyze
    1
    Format and keyword

    Pick Books or Kindle, enter the niche, then Analyze.

  2. Competitors6of 4,280
    2
    Competitor count

    How many books actively compete for this keyword on Amazon.

  3. Most beatable66opportunity score
    3
    Most beatable

    An opportunity score. Higher means weaker competition you can challenge.

  4. AgeABSRPagesReviewsPrice
    ~4yr#2,400128265$7.99
    4
    Per-title signals

    Rank, age, pages, reviews, and rating for each leading book.

  5. Monthly salesDaily sales
    $6,200-$9,100$207-$303
    5
    Revenue ranges

    Confidence-labelled monthly and daily sales ranges so you can size the prize.

How to read the results

What each number means, and what good looks like.

ABSR

Amazon Best Sellers Rank. Lower usually means stronger sales momentum.

Reviews and rating

Social proof you would need to match. Lots of reviews means a harder niche to enter.

Monthly / daily sales

Confidence-labelled revenue ranges for each title, useful for sizing a niche.

Age

How long a book has been live. Newer winners can signal a still-open niche.

KW in title

Whether the top books put the keyword in their title, a sign of optimisation.

Most beatable

A combined score of how weak the competition is. Higher means more opening.

Best practices

Small habits that make the data pay off.

Look for thin review counts. A page one full of books with fewer reviews is a niche you can break into faster.

Watch the age column. Recent titles ranking well means the niche is still rewarding fresh entrants.

Beat the average, not the leader. You do not need to outrank number one on day one. Aim above the page-one average first.

Cross-check with Keyword Search. Pair beatable competition with real demand before you commit to a niche.

FAQ

What is ABSR?
Amazon Best Sellers Rank is a relative measure of how fast a title is selling. Lower numbers usually mean more sales. Kindlefish translates rank into Confidence-labelled monthly and daily ranges.
Are the revenue numbers exact?
No. They are Confidence-labelled ranges derived from rank and category behaviour, useful for sizing a niche rather than accounting.
How many competitors should I worry about?
Focus on page one. If most top books have modest reviews and you can beat the average, the niche is workable.