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Criminal Procedure (Rules & Procedures, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criminal Procedure (Rules & Procedures, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20, median 43 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 38/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.95 – $32.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Rules & Procedures (260), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 24, 14 points lower than here.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $12.95 to $32.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Criminal Procedure best sellers
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
- List rank#1
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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Ordinary Wife: The true story of America’s forgotten serial killer
by Gregg Olsen
- List rank#2
- Price$19.29
- Rating4.2
- Reviews58
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham
- List rank#3
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,241
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Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders
by Christopher Whitcomb
- List rank#4
- Price$16.80
- Rating4.3
- Reviews893
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No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
by Rachel Louise Snyder
- List rank#5
- Price$18.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,485
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Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South
by Richard A. Harpootlian
- List rank#6
- Price$14.65
- Rating4.3
- Reviews636
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I Don't Answer Questions: Pleading the Fifth!
by David Ridings
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews291
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Are Prisons Obsolete?
by Angela Y. Davis
- List rank#8
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,115
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REASONABLE DOUBT BOOKS 1-3: an absolutely gripping legal thriller collection
by Bill Blum
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Innocent Victims: The True Story of the Eastburn Family Murders
by Scott Whisnant
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,492
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Civil Procedure
FAQ
Is Criminal Procedure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 38/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43 reviews and sells for $20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criminal Procedure?
The median best seller has 43 reviews, and 62% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criminal Procedure best sellers cost?
The median price is $20; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.95 and $32.49.
Can new books break into Criminal Procedure?
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.