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Asian American & Pacific Islander (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asian American & Pacific Islander (United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.48, median 9,536 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.46 – $11.91 |
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| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 9,536 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 13 points lower than here.
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category United States (27,817), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Asian American & Pacific Islander best sellers
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A Little Life: A Novel
by Hanya Yanagihara
- List rank#3
- Price$22.21
- Rating4.5
- Reviews91,842
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The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews9,442
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
- List rank#6
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,072
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Yellowface: A Chilling Novel of Racism and Cultural Appropriation from the author of Katabasis
by R. F. Kuang
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews72,950
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
- List rank#8
- Price$8.62
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,426
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Taipei Story (Deluxe Limited Edition): The Profound and Poignant New Novel from the Author of Yellowface and Katabasis
by R. F. Kuang
- List rank#9
- Price$19.50
- Rating3.9
- Reviews647
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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Asian American & Pacific Islander
FAQ
Is Asian American & Pacific Islander a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,536 reviews and sells for $10.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asian American & Pacific Islander?
The median best seller has 9,536 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asian American & Pacific Islander best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.46 and $11.91.
Can new books break into Asian American & Pacific Islander?
9% 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.