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China (History › Asia, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for China (History › Asia, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 282 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $13.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Asia (1,177), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 282 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $13.59, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 China best sellers
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To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews145
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The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Chuang Tzu, Mencius
by David Hinton
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews276
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China: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,011
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The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers
by Richard McGregor
- List rank#5
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews571
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,098
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The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
by Jisheng Yang
- List rank#9
- Price$14.15
- Rating4.5
- Reviews125
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Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War
by Zhuqing Li
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews653
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FAQ
Is China a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 282 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in China?
The median best seller has 282 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do China best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $13.59.
Can new books break into China?
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.