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Arab & Middle Eastern: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Arab & Middle Eastern, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.90, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.87 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Community & Culture (6,619), one of the easier corners under it.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Arab & Middle Eastern best sellers
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Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161
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Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
by Serj Tankian
- List rank#3
- Price$15.76
- Rating4.7
- Reviews981
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Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
by John Man
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew - WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE
by Avi Shlaim
- List rank#5
- Price$19.93
- Rating4.6
- Reviews424
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Memoirs of a Gay Shah: My Story of Family, Fame, and Becoming a King
by Reza Farahan
- List rank#6
- Price$17.68
- Rating4.5
- Reviews150
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The Monk of Mokha
by Dave Eggers
- List rank#7
- Price$8.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,045
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From Hamas to America: My Story of Defying Terror, Facing the Unimaginable, and Finding Redemption in the Land of Opportunity
by Mosab Hassan Yousef
- List rank#8
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews364
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The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience
by Plestia Alaqad
- List rank#9
- Price$10.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews304
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Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture
by Samantha Ellis
- List rank#10
- Price$18.36
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26
FAQ
Is Arab & Middle Eastern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $16.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Arab & Middle Eastern?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 68% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Arab & Middle Eastern best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.87 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Arab & Middle Eastern?
18% 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.