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Confucianism (Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Confucianism (Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.98, median 24 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$17.98Median price
24Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$13.22 – $28.24
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list99
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts (1,182), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 70% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 24 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Confucianism best sellers

  1. Analects by Confucius: Timeless Wisdom on Ethics, Family, and Harmony with Traditional Com book cover by Confucius

    Analects by Confucius: Timeless Wisdom on Ethics, Family, and Harmony with Traditional Commentaries (Grapevine Edition)

    by Confucius

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.39
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,419

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  2. The Analects (Penguin Classics) book cover by Confucius

    The Analects (Penguin Classics)

    by Confucius

    • List rank#2
    • Price$15.03
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews255

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  3. The Complete Confucius: The Analects, The Doctrine Of The Mean, and The Great Learning book cover by Confucius

    The Complete Confucius: The Analects, The Doctrine Of The Mean, and The Great Learning

    by Confucius

    • List rank#3
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews745

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  4. The Analects of Confucius: Gilded Pocket Edition (Arcturus Ornate Classics) book cover by Confucius

    The Analects of Confucius: Gilded Pocket Edition (Arcturus Ornate Classics)

    by Confucius

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews24

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  5. Confucius: The Analects: The Analects (Chinese Bound) book cover by Confucius

    Confucius: The Analects: The Analects (Chinese Bound)

    by Confucius

    • List rank#5
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews39

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  6. The Analects book cover by Confucius

    The Analects

    by Confucius

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.69
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews82

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  7. China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China) book cover by William T. Rowe

    China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China)

    by William T. Rowe

    • List rank#7
    • Price$26
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews122

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  8. A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occa book cover by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux

    A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions – The Classic Style Bible from a French Guru on Chic, Grace, and Poise

    by Genevieve Antoine Dariaux

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.90
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews397

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  9. China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China) book cover by Mark Edward Lewis

    China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China)

    by Mark Edward Lewis

    • List rank#9
    • Price$26
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews105

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  10. The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China (History of Imperial China) book cover by Dieter Kuhn

    The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China (History of Imperial China)

    by Dieter Kuhn

    • List rank#10
    • Price$24
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews76

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FAQ

Is Confucianism a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 24 reviews and sells for $17.98.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Confucianism?

The median best seller has 24 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Confucianism best sellers cost?

The median price is $17.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.22 and $28.24.

Can new books break into Confucianism?

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.