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California (States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for California (States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.64, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.98 – $11.03 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category States (85), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 14 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.98 to $11.03, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 California best sellers
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Route 66 Travel Guide: The Complete Mother Road Companion: Large Easy-Read Maps in Driving Order, Field-Verified Diners & Motels, Hidden Gems & the Story Behind Every Mile, Chicago to Santa Monica
by Holloway Press
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews110
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Walking Home: Common Sense and Other Misadventures On the Pacific Crest Trail
by Rick Rogers
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,622
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Hollywood Graveyard: The Definitive Guide to Famous Graves in LA (and How to Find Them)
by Arthur Dark
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews40
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Disney Christmas Made Easy: The Complete guide to Disneyland and Walt Disney World During the Holiday Season (The Adventure Playbook Series)
by Logan Price
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating1.0
- Reviews1
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My San Francisco: 20 Extraordinary Walks in America's Quirkiest City
by Karen McCann
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews4
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Hard Time: The Life of an Incorrigible on Alcatraz
by Charles Hopkins
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews131
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The Great Disneyland Scavenger Hunt: A Detailed Path Through the Disneyland & Disney's California Adventure Parks
by Catherine F. Olen
- List rank#9
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews180
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John Muir Trail: South to North Edition: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail
by Elizabeth Wenk
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
Subcategories
FAQ
Is California a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $8.64.
How many reviews do you need to rank in California?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do California best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.64; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.98 and $11.03.
Can new books break into California?
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.