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Asian (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asian (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.89, median 186 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $19.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Regional & Cultural (1,239), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Asian best sellers
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Anne Fadiman
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,061
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The Art of War Sun Tzu - Complete Edition: The New Modern English Translation (Translated and Annotated)
by Sun Tzu
- List rank#3
- Price$14.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews342
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HSK 1 Chinese Characters Workbook for Beginners - Volume 1: New Words, Pinyin, Stroke Order, Popular Phrases, Example Sentences, Daily Dialogues, Quiz ... for Lesson 1 - 7 (Master Chinese Characters)
by Shu Ping
- List rank#4
- Price$25.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews214
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Japanese Vocabulary: QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (Quick Study Academic)
by Sumiko Uo
- List rank#5
- Price$6.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,517
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Vol. 16: Light Novel
by Rifujin na Magonote
- List rank#6
- Price$18.88
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,048
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Genkouyoushi Notebook: Japanese Writing Practice Notebook. Tategaki Style for Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji Japanese Characters. Large Print 8.5 x 11 inches
by City Dreams Publishing
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews330
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The Jungle Book
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews236
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
by Cao Xueqin
- List rank#9
- Price$14.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews385
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The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius
by David Hinton
- List rank#10
- Price$20.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews276
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Asian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 186 reviews and sells for $13.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asian?
The median best seller has 186 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asian best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $19.39.
Can new books break into Asian?
1% 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.