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Deserts: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Deserts, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.07, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.04 – $23.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Ecosystems (518), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Deserts best sellers
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Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
- List rank#1
- Price$7.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,111
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House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
by Craig Childs
- List rank#2
- Price$14.23
- Rating4.6
- Reviews882
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Desert Oracle
by Ken Layne
- List rank#3
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews291
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Silence So Deep It Rings: A Desert Chronicle
by Laura McPhee
- List rank#4
- Price$44.91
- Reviews-
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The Land of Little Rain (Warbler Classics Illustrated and Annotated Edition)
by Mary Austin
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews54
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Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
by Terry Tempest Williams
- List rank#6
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews117
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The Secret Knowledge of Water : Discovering the Essence of the American Desert
by Craig Childs
- List rank#7
- Price$11.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews518
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Cry of the Kalahari
- List rank#8
- Price$11.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,986
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Life After Dead Pool: Lake Powell's Last Days and the Rebirth of the Colorado River
by Zak Podmore
- List rank#9
- Price$24.13
- Rating4.4
- Reviews81
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Deserts of the World (Spectacular Places)
by Susanne Mack
- List rank#10
- Price$23.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews11
FAQ
Is Deserts a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $17.07.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Deserts?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Deserts best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.07; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.04 and $23.99.
Can new books break into Deserts?
3% 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.