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Criticism & Essays (Photography & Video, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criticism & Essays (Photography & Video, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $24.95, median 56 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.46 – $40.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Photography & Video (459), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 20, 13 points lower than here.
- At $24.95 its median price beats 83% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Criticism & Essays best sellers
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In the Room: 60 Years on The Front Lines of History
by David Hume Kennerly
- List rank#1
- Price$51.26
- Reviews-
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Art Work: On the Creative Life
by Sally Mann
- List rank#2
- Price$23.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews223
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In Praise of Shadows and Other Essays
by Junichiro Tanizaki
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15
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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs
by Henry Carroll
- List rank#5
- Price$17.05
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,282
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
by Roland Barthes
- List rank#6
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews693
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The Photographer's Eye
by John Szarkowski
- List rank#8
- Price$18.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews382
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Personal Best (Revised) (tN4t)
by Elliott Erwitt
- List rank#9
- Price$29.82
- Rating4.3
- Reviews57
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The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas
by Jason Fulford
- List rank#10
- Price$14.23
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,084
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Criticism & Essays
FAQ
Is Criticism & Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 56 reviews and sells for $24.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criticism & Essays?
The median best seller has 56 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criticism & Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.46 and $40.11.
Can new books break into Criticism & Essays?
7% 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.