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Egypt (Africa, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Egypt (Africa, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.32, median 195 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.11 – $22.29 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Africa (668), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Egypt best sellers
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by NIL
- List rank#1
- Price$12.69
- Rating4.3
- Reviews246
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The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- List rank#2
- Price$15.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,652
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Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
by John Man
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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God's Battalions: A Study of the Crusades, Christian Warfare, and the Fight for the Holy Land
by Rodney Stark
- List rank#4
- Price$11.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,044
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East
by Amanda H. Podany
- List rank#5
- Price$24.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews302
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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
by Neil Asher Silberman
- List rank#6
- Price$9.58
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,094
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
by Barbara Mertz
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews349
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The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
by Toby Wilkinson
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews54
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The Nile: Travelling Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present (Vintage Departures)
by Toby Wilkinson
- List rank#9
- Price$14.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews280
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Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming
by Abdelrahman ElGendy
- List rank#10
- Price$22.29
- Rating5.0
- Reviews6
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FAQ
Is Egypt a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 195 reviews and sells for $15.32.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Egypt?
The median best seller has 195 reviews, and 39% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Egypt best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.32; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.11 and $22.29.
Can new books break into Egypt?
13% 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.