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India (History › Asia, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for India (History › Asia, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.19, median 176 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.69 – $17.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Asia (2,212), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 10 points lower than here.
Top 10 India best sellers
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
by Katherine Boo
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,128
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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- List rank#2
- Price$20.09
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,329
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The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
- List rank#3
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,079
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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha
- List rank#4
- Price$16.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,151
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Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
by Doyle Glass
- List rank#5
- Price$14.16
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,034
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The End of Imagination
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91
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Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe ― A Riveting History Book About 260 Sailors at Sea
- List rank#7
- Price$14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,194
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The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
by Victor Davis Hanson
- List rank#8
- Price$25.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,621
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India: A History
by John Keay
- List rank#9
- Price$11.54
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,375
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Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
by Sam Dalrymple
- List rank#10
- Price$34.33
- Rating4.7
- Reviews353
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: India
FAQ
Is India a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 176 reviews and sells for $15.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in India?
The median best seller has 176 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do India best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.69 and $17.96.
Can new books break into India?
7% 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.