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Directors: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Directors, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2 reviews, average rating 3.9 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.96 – $8.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 3.9 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 26 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is lower than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Classical (6), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Directors best sellers
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Recollections of Gustav Mahler
by Natalie Bauer-Lechner
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13
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Piece by Piece: A Memoir of Survival, Resilience, and the Power of Creativity
by Sheryl Hauk
- List rank#2
- Price$0
- Rating4.7
- Reviews43
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Beyond the Handsomeness: A Biography of Thomas Schippers
by Nancy Spada
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews17
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The PATH For Coaches Vol. 4: Communication
by Chip Baker
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Recording Revolution: The Geoff Emerick Story
by William Zabaleta
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating2.9
- Reviews6
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The Purpose Driven Youth Care Worker
by Adrian P. Jackson
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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The PATH For Coaches Vol. 5: Organization
by Chip Baker
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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RAQUEL WELCH: A Life Of Beauty: The Untold Story Of Raquel Welch's Rise To Fame And Tragic End
by Rose Evans
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews3
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CHER’S MOTHER GEORGIA HOLT BIOGRAPHY: Find out about the Biography, life, family, Age, net worth of the American Singer and Possible solutions to the cause of death.
by SANDRA O. MEDIA
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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RICCARDO MUTI: Voice of Italian Opera: A journey through the career of the world’s most passionate advocate for Verdi and a conductor who shaped orchestras with unmatched discipline
by Ken Pries
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Directors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Directors?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 100% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Directors best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.96 and $8.74.
Can new books break into Directors?
4% 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.