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Documentaries: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Documentaries, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.95, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.99 – $33.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Movies (546), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 8 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Documentaries best sellers
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Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour, Clarkson and Me
by Andy Wilman
- List rank#1
- Price$13.21
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,599
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I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir
by Val Kilmer
- List rank#2
- Price$11.56
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,166
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The Film Book, New Edition: A Complete Guide to the World of Movies
by Ronald Bergan
- List rank#3
- Price$26.30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
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EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE: The Story of Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson’s Everest Journey, The Documentary Behind Their Adventure, Love, Loss, and Legacy
by Averon Klyvane
- List rank#4
- Price$14.66
- Reviews-
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin
- List rank#5
- Price$9.66
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,281
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Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America
by Leslie Zemeckis
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews218
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Martin Scorsese All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short
by Olivier Bousquet
- List rank#7
- Price$30.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews20
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Masters of Light: Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers
by Dennis Schaefer
- List rank#8
- Price$28.41
- Rating4.7
- Reviews67
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Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction
by Patricia Aufderheide
- List rank#9
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.0
- Reviews112
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You Can Read Everything: The Unofficial Companion to Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Documentary: Theranos, Billy Evans, Amanda Seyfried and the Making of You Can See Everything
by Rory Pettibon
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Documentaries a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $21.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Documentaries?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 74% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Documentaries best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $33.83.
Can new books break into Documentaries?
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.