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Asia (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asia (History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.79, median 2,212 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.79 – $16.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,212 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Asia best sellers
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This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story
- List rank#1
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews348
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
- List rank#2
- Price$17.93
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,363
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To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews145
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How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America
by David Corn
- List rank#4
- Price$23.86
- Rating4.8
- Reviews31
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,991
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The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,123
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Mekong Mud Dogs: Story of: Sgt. Ed eaton
by Ed Eaton
- List rank#8
- Price$10.84
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,163
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
by Katherine Boo
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,128
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The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up, and the Greatest Spy Mystery of Our Time
by Michael Rey
- List rank#10
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews29
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Asia
FAQ
Is Asia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,212 reviews and sells for $12.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asia?
The median best seller has 2,212 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.79 and $16.34.
Can new books break into Asia?
10% 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.