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Cultural & Regional: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cultural & Regional, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 2,004 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,004 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Cultural & Regional best sellers
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
by Chester Nez
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,850
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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Run, Girls: A Memoir of an Appalachian Family in Crisis
by Jenny Cafaro
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,463
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya V. Hartman
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor – A New York Times Bestseller with Timeless Lessons on Gratitude and Hope
by Eddie Jaku
- List rank#7
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews30,777
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,990
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Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David – The Definitive Authorized Biography of Seinfeld's Legendary Co-Creator
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21
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Finding Me: An Inspiring Memoir of Overcoming Adversity, Embracing Authenticity, and Celebrating Self-Love
by Viola Davis
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews26,062
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Regional Canada
FAQ
Is Cultural & Regional a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,004 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cultural & Regional?
The median best seller has 2,004 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cultural & Regional best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Cultural & Regional?
15% 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.