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American (United States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for American (United States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 494 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $11.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category United States (2,402), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 494 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 American best sellers
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The Great Gatsby: The Original 1925 Unabridged And Complete Edition (F. Scott Fitzgerald Classics)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,774
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That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You: The New York Times Bestselling Illustrated Memoir on Dating, Humor, and Belonging
by Elyse Myers
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,667
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Welcome Darkness: Poetry (Life's Tree Spins On. . .)
by Aubrey E Drummond
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4
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Devotions: A Read with Jenna Pick: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
by Mary Oliver
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,578
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Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,233
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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,419
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Memoir of Nature, Observation, and the Seasons in Virginia
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,530
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Native American
FAQ
Is American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 494 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in American?
The median best seller has 494 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do American best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $11.09.
Can new books break into American?
3% 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.