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General (Australia & Oceania, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for General (Australia & Oceania, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.99, median 36 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).

35Opportunity / 100
$16.99Median price
36Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$12.99 – $21.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)15%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • 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 General best sellers

  1. In a Sunburned Country book cover by Bill Bryson

    In a Sunburned Country

    by Bill Bryson

    • List rank#1
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews11,879

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  2. New Zealand Map (National Geographic Adventure Map, 3500) book cover by National Geographic Maps

    New Zealand Map (National Geographic Adventure Map, 3500)

    by National Geographic Maps

    • List rank#2
    • Price$13.93
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews801

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  3. Lonely Planet New Zealand: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Ins book cover by Brett Atkinson

    Lonely Planet New Zealand: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Auckland, Queenstown, Wellington, Taranaki and more (Travel Guide)

    by Brett Atkinson

    • List rank#3
    • Price$19.89
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews103

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  4. Fodor's Essential New Zealand (Full-color Travel Guide) book cover by Fodor’s Travel Guides

    Fodor's Essential New Zealand (Full-color Travel Guide)

    by Fodor’s Travel Guides

    • List rank#4
    • Price$19.94
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews52

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  5. Endurance - Shackleton's Incredible Voyage book cover by Alfred Lansing

    Endurance - Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

    by Alfred Lansing

    • List rank#5
    • Price$18.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews27,764

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  6. Lonely Planet New Zealand Planning Map book cover by Lonely Planet

    Lonely Planet New Zealand Planning Map

    by Lonely Planet

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.31
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews56

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  7. Lonely Planet Australia: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insid book cover by Josh West

    Lonely Planet Australia: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Sydney, New South Wales, Canberra, Melbourne, Tasmania, Perth and more (Travel Guide)

    by Josh West

    • List rank#7
    • Price$27.26
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews387

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  8. Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itinerarie book cover by Jean-Bernard Carillet

    Lonely Planet Tahiti & French Polynesia: Plan the Trip of a Lifetime | Detailed Itineraries & Maps | Insider Tips | Covers Tahiti, Mo'orea, Huahine and more (Travel Guide)

    by Jean-Bernard Carillet

    • List rank#8
    • Price$17.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews32

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  9. Lonely Planet Pocket Sydney: Discover Twice the City in Half the Time | Top Sights | Maps  book cover by Peter Dragicevich

    Lonely Planet Pocket Sydney: Discover Twice the City in Half the Time | Top Sights | Maps & Walking Tours | Covers Sydney Harbour, Bondi Beach, Sydney Opera House and more (Pocket Guide)

    by Peter Dragicevich

    • List rank#9
    • Price$13.33
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews70

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  10. The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific book cover by Paul Theroux

    The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific

    by Paul Theroux

    • List rank#10
    • Price$41.69
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews876

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FAQ

Is General a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 36 reviews and sells for $16.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in General?

The median best seller has 36 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.

What do General best sellers cost?

The median price is $16.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $21.99.

Can new books break into General?

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.