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China (Nonfiction › Asia, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for China (Nonfiction › Asia, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.91, median 49 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Asia (196), one of the easier corners under it.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.62, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 China best sellers
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,865
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Learn Mandarin Chinese for Adult Beginners: 7 Books in 1: Speak Mandarin Chinese In 30 Days!
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews612
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Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip
- List rank#3
- Price$10.07
- Rating4.6
- Reviews794
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Lonely Planet China (Travel Guide)
- List rank#4
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews118
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China
- List rank#5
- Price$10.54
- Rating4.4
- Reviews554
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Lonely Planet Pocket Taipei (Pocket Guide)
by Dinah Gardner
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews74
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Other Rivers: A Chinese Education
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews368
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My Journey to Lhasa: The Personal Story of the only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
by Alexandra David-Néel
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews99
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong (Travel Guide)
by Thomas O'Malley
- List rank#9
- Price$16.68
- Rating4.5
- Reviews87
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Iron and Silk: A Memoir (Vintage Departures)
by Mark Salzman
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews216
Same niche in Books: China
FAQ
Is China a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 49 reviews and sells for $9.91.
How many reviews do you need to rank in China?
The median best seller has 49 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do China best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.62.
Can new books break into China?
16% 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.