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Essays (Humor, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Humor, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.39, median 1,726 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $17.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,726 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
- List rank#1
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews114,012
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Based on a True Story: A Memoir
by Norm Macdonald
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,612
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The Land and Its People: Essays
- List rank#3
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,241
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Actually, Nevermind
- List rank#4
- Price$18.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews258
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A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4
- List rank#6
- Price$35.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews35,618
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The Greedy Bastard Diary: Around the States in 80 Days
by Eric Idle
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews182
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Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir ― A NYT Bestselling Humor Collection About Female Friendship and Dating Disasters
- List rank#8
- Price$8.97
- Rating4.2
- Reviews36,028
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How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics
by John Kennedy
- List rank#9
- Price$13.33
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,723
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews9,959
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FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,726 reviews and sells for $12.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 1,726 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $17.99.
Can new books break into Essays?
14% 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.