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Asia (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asia (Historical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.46, median 2,216 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.65 – $16.23 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| 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 2,216 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Historical (5,749), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Asia best sellers
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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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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Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- List rank#3
- Price$17.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,644
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park
- List rank#4
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews31,318
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator: A Nobel Laureate's Fight Against Authoritarianism -- Includes an Introduction by Amal Clooney
by Maria Ressa
- List rank#5
- Price$11.26
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,314
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
- List rank#6
- Price$11.46
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,098
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Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
by Dan Schilling
- List rank#7
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,472
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Wild Story of Friendship, War, and One Man’s Unbelievable Mission to Vietnam
by John "Chick" Donohue
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,063
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The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi - Complete Edition: The New Modern English Translation (Translated and Annotated)
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews224
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Asia
FAQ
Is Asia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,216 reviews and sells for $12.46.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asia?
The median best seller has 2,216 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.46; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.65 and $16.23.
Can new books break into Asia?
8% 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.