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Asia (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asia (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.13, median 33 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $23.85 – $42.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category History (269), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.13 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Asia best sellers
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
by Craig L. Symonds
- List rank#1
- Price$18.68
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,738
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The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War
by S. C. M. Paine
- List rank#2
- Price$27.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews288
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The Wars for Asia, 1911–1949
by S. C. M. Paine
- List rank#3
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews233
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When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
by Louise Levathes
- List rank#4
- Price$15.61
- Rating4.3
- Reviews303
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Imperial Rivals: China, Russia and Their Disputed Frontier
by Sarah C.M. C.M. Paine
- List rank#5
- Price$42.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
- List rank#6
- Price$28.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews68
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To Rule All under Heaven: A History of Classical China, from Confucius to the First Emperor
by Andrew Seth Meyer
- List rank#7
- Price$34.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25
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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
by Bruce Cumings Ph.D.
- List rank#8
- Price$18.05
- Rating4.1
- Reviews211
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The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping (Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism)
by Joseph Torigian
- List rank#9
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews61
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The Search for Modern China
by Jonathan D. Spence
- List rank#10
- Price$67.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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 33 reviews and sells for $29.13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asia?
The median best seller has 33 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.13; half of the best sellers are priced between $23.85 and $42.86.
Can new books break into Asia?
5% 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.