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Donald Keene: Amazon KDP author data
As of Nov 6, 2026, Donald Keene has 12 books on Amazon, 12 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Japanese, Japan, Asian & Asian American.
| Median price | $16.95 |
|---|---|
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.49 – $22.09 |
| Median reviews | 43 |
| Total reviews | 979 |
| New books (30 days) | 0 |
| Breakout books (30 days) | 0 |
What stands out
- 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
Donald Keene's best-ranked books
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Modern Japanese Literature: From 1868 to the Present Day
by Donald Keene
- Price$9.80
- Rating4.3
- Reviews46
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The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
by Donald Keene
- Price$14.57
- Rating3.9
- Reviews6
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Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912
by Donald Keene
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews238
- Published2005-06
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Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan
by Donald Keene
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews124
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So Lovely a Country Will Never Perish: Wartime Diaries of Japanese Writers (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
by Donald Keene
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews15
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20 Plays of the No Theatre
by Donald Keene
- Price$45
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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World Within Walls
by Donald Keene
- Price$49.98
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15
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Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European)
by Donald Keene
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews119
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Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century
by Donald Keene
- Price-
- Rating5.0
- Reviews13
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Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European)
by Donald Keene
- Price$10.85
- Rating4.5
- Reviews119
Main categories
FAQ
How many books does Donald Keene have on Amazon?
KDPTop tracks 12 of their books; 12 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.
Which categories does Donald Keene publish in?
Their books chart most often in Japanese, Japan, Asian & Asian American.
How does Donald Keene price their books?
The median price is $16.95; half of the books cost $12.49–$22.09.
Has Donald Keene released new books recently?
0 new books in the last 30 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.