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German (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural › European, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for German (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural › European, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.37, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.03 – $18.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category European (435), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 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 German best sellers
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Faust: Parts I & II
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews630
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Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One and Two, Fully Revised
- List rank#2
- Price$22
- Rating4.7
- Reviews327
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Franz Kafka: The Collection (A to Z Classics)
by Franz Kafka
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews30
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Tartuffe
by Brian Bedford
- List rank#4
- Price$8.02
- Rating4.4
- Reviews289
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Faust, Part One (AmazonClassics Edition)
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,183
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Faust: Parts 1 & 2
- List rank#6
- Price$17.93
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3
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Tiger Tracks: The Classic Panzer Memoir
by Wolfgang Faust
- List rank#7
- Price$13.64
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,655
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Mother Courage and Her Children (Student Editions)
by Bertolt Brecht
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11
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Kaspar and Other Plays
by Peter Handke
- List rank#9
- Price$15.26
- Rating4.1
- Reviews30
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Goethe: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: Six Full-Cast Dramatisations Including Faust, The Sorrows of Young Werther and More
- List rank#10
- Price$16.89
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is German a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $15.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in German?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 84% of them have fewer than 100.
What do German best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.03 and $18.99.
Can new books break into German?
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.