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China (History › Asia, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for China (History › Asia, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.00, median 709 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.04 – $18.44 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Asia (2,212), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 709 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
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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China: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,011
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The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
- List rank#3
- Price$12.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,161
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,363
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
- List rank#5
- Price$11.46
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,098
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The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
- List rank#6
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,317
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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
- List rank#7
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,079
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The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- List rank#8
- Price$15.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,652
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731: Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
by Hal Gold
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,360
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The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers
by Richard McGregor
- List rank#10
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews571
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: China
FAQ
Is China a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 709 reviews and sells for $15.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in China?
The median best seller has 709 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do China best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.04 and $18.44.
Can new books break into China?
8% 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.