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Asia (Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asia (Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.19, median 80 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.15 – $16.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Historical Fiction (1,764), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.19 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Asia best sellers
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Behind Five Willows
by June Hur
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews369
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Never Fall Down: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,311
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Tall Water: A Gripping Teen Graphic Novel Inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
by SJ Sindu
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews80
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A Crane Among Wolves
by June Hur
- List rank#5
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,467
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The Red Palace
by June Hur
- List rank#6
- Price$10.56
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,177
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Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
- List rank#7
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews481
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The Carver and the Queen (Serpents and Stone Book 1)
by Emma C. Fox
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews72
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Foreigners
by E. L. Shen
- List rank#9
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Heart of a Samurai
by Margi Preus
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews873
FAQ
Is Asia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 80 reviews and sells for $11.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asia?
The median best seller has 80 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.15 and $16.00.
Can new books break into Asia?
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.