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Acting & Auditioning (Theater, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Acting & Auditioning (Theater, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.42, median 315 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.95 – $18.68 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 70% of Books categories: the median best seller has 315 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Acting & Auditioning best sellers
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One Helluva Ride
- List rank#1
- Price$36.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews933
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In My Own Time: A Memoir
- List rank#2
- Price$20.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3
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Fictional Selves: A Memoir
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews59
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Nights at a Round Table: True Stories of Fame, Family, Failure, Frivolity, and Friendship
by Character Actors Dining Society
- List rank#4
- Price$32
- Reviews-
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Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir
by Alyson Stoner
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,783
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Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
by Keith Johnstone
- List rank#6
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews622
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Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,965
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Respect for Acting: Expanded Version
by Uta Hagen
- List rank#8
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews156
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Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
by Marina Caldarone
- List rank#9
- Price$15.03
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,788
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Audition
by Michael Shurtleff
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,850
FAQ
Is Acting & Auditioning a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 315 reviews and sells for $15.42.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Acting & Auditioning?
The median best seller has 315 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Acting & Auditioning best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.42; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.95 and $18.68.
Can new books break into Acting & Auditioning?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 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.