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Buying Guides: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Buying Guides, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.98, median 48 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.76 – $27.21 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Wine & Spirits (736), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Buying Guides best sellers
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Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide
by Madeline Puckette
- List rank#1
- Price$29.71
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,485
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Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide from a World-Class Sommelier
by Aldo Sohm
- List rank#2
- Price$15.76
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,909
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Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine
by Madeline Puckette
- List rank#3
- Price$15.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,847
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The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste: A Field Guide to the Great Wines of Europe
by Rajat Parr
- List rank#4
- Price$24.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews569
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![Champagne [Boxed Book & Map Set]: The Essential Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroir book cover by Peter Liem](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81jkLncw-jL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Champagne [Boxed Book & Map Set]: The Essential Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroirs of the Iconic Region
by Peter Liem
- List rank#5
- Price$56.62
- Rating4.9
- Reviews626
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Kevin Zraly Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: Revised & Updated / 35th Edition
by Kevin Zraly
- List rank#6
- Price$31.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews697
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Whiskey Master Class: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, and More
by Lew Bryson
- List rank#7
- Price$15.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews417
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The New Wine Rules: A Genuinely Helpful Guide to Everything You Need to Know
by Jon Bonné
- List rank#8
- Price$8.40
- Rating4.4
- Reviews716
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Italianity: The Culture of Italian Wine
by Andrea Lonardi MW
- List rank#9
- Price$40.96
- Rating5.0
- Reviews15
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Napa Valley Decoded: How America’s Most Famous Wine Region Really Works – and How to Find, Understand, and Buy Wines You Truly Enjoy
by John M Jackson
- List rank#10
- Price$37.04
- Rating5.0
- Reviews11
FAQ
Is Buying Guides a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 48 reviews and sells for $19.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Buying Guides?
The median best seller has 48 reviews, and 64% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Buying Guides best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.76 and $27.21.
Can new books break into Buying Guides?
10% 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.