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Cultural Heritage (Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cultural Heritage (Biographies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.97, median 75 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.23 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Biographies (649), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.97 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Cultural Heritage best sellers
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Farewell to Manzanar: A Powerful Memoir of Growing Up in a Japanese Incarceration Camp
by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
- List rank#1
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,637
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#2
- Price$14.94
- Rating4.7
- Reviews579
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Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
by Sungju Lee
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,185
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Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
by Melba Pattillo Beals
- List rank#4
- Price$8.30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,635
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All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
by George M. Johnson
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,746
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Dove: An Extraordinary Around-the-World Adventure―The Solo Voyage of Five Years and 33,000 Miles
by Robin L. Graham
- List rank#6
- Price$13.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,563
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown
- List rank#7
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.4
- Reviews79
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The Courage To Die: A North Korean Woman’s Escape and Rebirth in Freedom
by Eunhee Park
- List rank#8
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews258
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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
- List rank#9
- Price$9.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews544
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What the World Eats
by Faith D'Aluisio
- List rank#10
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews205
FAQ
Is Cultural Heritage a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 75 reviews and sells for $10.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cultural Heritage?
The median best seller has 75 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cultural Heritage best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.23 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Cultural Heritage?
6% 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.