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German (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › European, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for German (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › European, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.88, median 37 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.95 – $27.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category European (409), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 German best sellers
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Independent People (Vintage International)
by Halldor Laxness
- List rank#2
- Price$9.66
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,889
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Letters to Milena (The Schocken Kafka Library)
by Franz Kafka
- List rank#3
- Price$14.80
- Rating4.7
- Reviews663
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The Magic Mountain (Oxford World's Classics)
by Thomas Mann
- List rank#5
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,386
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Beyond Good and Evil
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,635
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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: The Illustrated Edition with Audiobook – A Classic of Existential Horror and Surreal Transformation
by Franz Kafka
- List rank#7
- Price$12.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews396
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
by Walter Benjamin
- List rank#8
- Price$9.03
- Rating4.5
- Reviews258
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The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
by Jackson Crawford
- List rank#9
- Price$14.09
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,951
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FAQ
Is German a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 37 reviews and sells for $18.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in German?
The median best seller has 37 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do German best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.95 and $27.22.
Can new books break into German?
6% 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.