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Central Asia (Asia, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Central Asia (Asia, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.39, median 81 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.09 – $28.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Asia (2,212), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $12.09 to $28.46, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Central Asia best sellers
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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Mir Tamim Ansary
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,233
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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews254
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by Steve Coll
- List rank#3
- Price$13.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,211
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485 Days of Combat: Task Force Catamount in the Longest Deployment of the Afghan War
by Colonel Chris Toner (ret.)
- List rank#4
- Price$35.37
- Rating5.0
- Reviews7
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)
by Peter Hopkirk
- List rank#5
- Price$18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,158
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Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
by Frank McLynn
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews350
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
- List rank#7
- Price$12.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,525
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Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
- List rank#8
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.2
- Reviews717
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Alexander at the End of the World: The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great – A Riveting Biography of Leadership, Ambition, and the Campaign That Forged History
by Rachel Kousser
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews240
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Alexander: God, King, Man
- List rank#10
- Price$18.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews76
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FAQ
Is Central Asia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 81 reviews and sells for $17.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Central Asia?
The median best seller has 81 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Central Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.09 and $28.46.
Can new books break into Central Asia?
5% 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.