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Essays (Miscellaneous, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Miscellaneous, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.48, median 462 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $18.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Miscellaneous (1,415), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 462 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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The Trapper's Bible: The Most Complete Guide to Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever
by Eustace Hazard Livingston
- List rank#1
- Price$13.93
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,799
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The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or Freezer
by Monte Burch
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews722
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Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II
by Anne R. Keene
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,797
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Pardon My Book: Ten Years of the Best (and Worst) in Sports from Pardon My Take
by Big Cat
- List rank#4
- Price$24.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews416
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The Hockey 100: The Definitive Ranking of Ice Hockey's Greatest Players by The Athletic's Journalists (Sports series, 4)
by The Athletic
- List rank#5
- Price$36.79
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Pocket Guide to Field Dressing, Butchering, and Cooking Deer: A Hunter's Quick Reference Book (Skyhorse Pocket Guides)
by Joan Burch
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews439
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Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words: A True Story of Little League, Laughter, and Life
by Andy Andrews
- List rank#7
- Price$10.98
- Rating4.0
- Reviews240
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The Breaks of the Game
- List rank#8
- Price$11.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews896
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Never Sniff a Gift Fish
- List rank#9
- Price$10.78
- Rating4.8
- Reviews493
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Breathe: A Life in Flow – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Martial Arts and Personal Growth
by Rickson Gracie
- List rank#10
- Price$14.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,167
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FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 462 reviews and sells for $13.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 462 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $18.96.
Can new books break into Essays?
5% 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.