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Chinese (Nonfiction › Asian, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Chinese (Nonfiction › Asian, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 80 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.71 – $13.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Asian (324), one of the easier corners under it.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.71 to $13.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Chinese best sellers
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The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook
by Bill Leung
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,828
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Easy Chinese Cookbook: Restaurant Favorites Made Simple
by Chris Toy
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,225
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#3
- Price$28.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries (A James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook. The Perfect for Bakers, Baking Fans, and Foodies)
by Kristina Cho
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,394
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Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation (A Cookbook)
by Clarissa Wei
- List rank#5
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews313
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168 BETTER THAN TAKEOUT CHINESE RECIPES
by Mandy Fu
- List rank#6
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews934
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Pickling and Fermenting for Beginners: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Make Sauerkraut, Kimchi, and Pickles and Master the Art of Home Fermentation
by Angela Rowen
- List rank#7
- Price$0.52
- Rating3.9
- Reviews3
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Chinese Soul Food: A Friendly Guide for Homemade Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Soups, and More
by Hsiao-Ching Chou
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews432
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The Art of Escapism Cooking: A Survival Story, with Intensely Good Flavors
by Mandy Lee
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews576
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The Ultimate Chinese Takeaway Bible: The Sunday Times number 1 bestselling cookbook with over 150 classic recipes
by Chin Taylor
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews346
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FAQ
Is Chinese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 80 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Chinese?
The median best seller has 80 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Chinese best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.71 and $13.24.
Can new books break into Chinese?
17% 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.