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Essays (Individual Photographers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Individual Photographers, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $30.50, median 44 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $21.32 – $52.61 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Individual Photographers (239), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $30.50 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 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 Essays best sellers
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In the Room: 60 Years on The Front Lines of History
by David Hume Kennerly
- List rank#1
- Price$51.26
- Reviews-
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Art Work: On the Creative Life
by Sally Mann
- List rank#2
- Price$23.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews223
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Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, Third Expanded Edition
by QT Luong
- List rank#3
- Price$47.50
- Rating4.9
- Reviews694
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Going Deep: Inside the Coast and Islands of Maine
by Peter Ralston
- List rank#4
- Price$55.18
- Rating5.0
- Reviews18
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52 Week Photography Challenge: Photography Ideas and Photo Projects for a Whole Year • Inspiration to Try Out New Themes, Effects and Techniques
by The Odd Letter Co.
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews394
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Iconic New York
by Christopher Bliss
- List rank#6
- Price$55
- Rating4.7
- Reviews50
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To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions
by Tim Carpenter
- List rank#7
- Price$25
- Rating4.0
- Reviews56
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Locals Only
by Hugh Holland
- List rank#8
- Price$21.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews454
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Josef Koudelka: Diaries
by Tomáš Pospěch
- List rank#9
- Price$47.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews10
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Other Lives, Other Stories: Interior Portraits
by Simon Watson
- List rank#10
- Price$71.12
- Rating2.0
- Reviews1
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 44 reviews and sells for $30.50.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 44 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $30.50; half of the best sellers are priced between $21.32 and $52.61.
Can new books break into Essays?
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.