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Appreciation (Theory, Composition & Performance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Appreciation (Theory, Composition & Performance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 78 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Theory, Composition & Performance (460), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Appreciation best sellers
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The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music
by Ben Ratliff
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews51
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Guitar Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Famous Guitar Songs, Guitar Chords, Music Theory & Technique (Book & Streaming Video Lessons) (Piano Book for Adult Beginners)
by Damon Ferrante
- List rank#2
- Price$15.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,599
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music
by Jan Swafford
- List rank#3
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149
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The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews254
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What to Listen For in Music (Signet Classics)
by Aaron Copland
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews521
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How to Create Emotion in Music: A Universal Framework for Tension, Resolution, Melody, Composition, and Improvisation for Any Instrument: The Line of ... ... · volúmenes 1, 2, 3 · Niels Dalgaard)
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (Music / Culture)
by Christopher Small
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews117
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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
by Victor Wooten
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,081
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Nina Simone's Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost and Found
by Warren Ellis
- List rank#9
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews889
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I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
by Nancy Shear
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews56
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FAQ
Is Appreciation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 78 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Appreciation?
The median best seller has 78 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Appreciation best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Appreciation?
1% 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.