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Chinese (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Chinese (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.02, median 1,494 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,494 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Chinese best sellers
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The Last Rose of Shanghai: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews39,485
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The Good Earth (The Good Earth Trilogy Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,113
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The Fox Wife: A Novel
by Yangsze Choo
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,739
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Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,378
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1): An Abridged Classic Story of Rural China, Family Struggles, and Earthly Devotion (SeraShaw Press)
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews43
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel
by Jamie Ford
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16,713
FAQ
Is Chinese a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,494 reviews and sells for $6.02.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Chinese?
The median best seller has 1,494 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Chinese best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.02; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.74.
Can new books break into Chinese?
4% 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.