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Book Industry: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Book Industry, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.76, median 42 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.45 – $22.69 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Publishing & Books (879), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Book Industry best sellers
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Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
- List rank#1
- Price$19.38
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,571
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Personal History (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Memoir
by Katharine Graham
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,352
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When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
by Molly Guptill Manning
- List rank#3
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.4
- Reviews937
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Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built
by Gayle Feldman
- List rank#4
- Price$26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews153
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
by David Nasaw
- List rank#5
- Price$13.23
- Rating4.4
- Reviews671
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The Penguin Classics Book
by Henry Eliot
- List rank#6
- Price$31.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews343
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Poet's Market 34th Edition: The Most Trusted Guide to Publishing Poetry
by Robert Lee Brewer
- List rank#7
- Price$17.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews129
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft & Business of Book Editing (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Peter Ginna
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews263
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Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America
by Michael M. Grynbaum
- List rank#9
- Price$16.64
- Rating4.4
- Reviews408
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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir (P.S.)
by Neil White
- List rank#10
- Price$8.05
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,044
FAQ
Is Book Industry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 42 reviews and sells for $16.76.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Book Industry?
The median best seller has 42 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Book Industry best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.76; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.45 and $22.69.
Can new books break into Book Industry?
11% 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.