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Country & Ethnic: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Country & Ethnic, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 208 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $10.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Fairy Tales & Folklore (2,670), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Country & Ethnic best sellers
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh
- List rank#2
- Price$8.28
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,157
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Of Earth and Flame (The Ithenmyr Chronicles #1): an Enemies to Lovers Rapunzel Retelling
by Elayna R. Gallea
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,119
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All This Twisted Glory (This Woven Kingdom Book 3)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#4
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,204
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These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom Book 2)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,248
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Waiting on a Miracle: A Twisted Tale
by Anika Fajardo
- List rank#6
- Price$19.83
- Rating4.4
- Reviews46
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The Black Pearl: A Newbery Honor Award Winner ― A YA Story About a Coveted Pearl from the Vermilion Sea
by Scott O'Dell
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews518
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Fairest Hunter: A Snow White and Robin Hood Retelling (The Favored's Curse Book 1)
by M.K. Felix
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews63
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Summer of the Mariposas
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews634
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The Starlit Prince: A Standalone Fantasy Romance (Secrets of the Fae)
by C. F. E. Black
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,124
FAQ
Is Country & Ethnic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 208 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Country & Ethnic?
The median best seller has 208 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Country & Ethnic best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $10.92.
Can new books break into Country & Ethnic?
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.