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Indian (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › Asian, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Indian (Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Regional & Cultural › Asian, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.88, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.33 – $35 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Asian (186), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $23.88 its median price beats 82% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Indian best sellers
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Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom
by Krishna Dharma
- List rank#1
- Price$22.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews333
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The God Of Small Things: A Novels Of Social Commitment
by Amitabh Roy
- List rank#2
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,065
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The Jungle Book
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews236
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The Jungle Book (100th Anniversary Edition): Illustrated First Edition
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews330
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The Illustrated Ramayana: The Timeless Epic of Duty, Love, and Redemption
by DK
- List rank#5
- Price$39.70
- Rating4.8
- Reviews539
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Gitanjali (Pocket Classic)
by Rabindranath Tagore
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,680
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The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
by Gurcharan Das
- List rank#7
- Price$15.92
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,018
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Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities
by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
- List rank#8
- Price$37.66
- Rating4.9
- Reviews51
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Kamasutra
by Mallanaga Vatsyayana
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating3.2
- Reviews6
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The Recognition of Shakuntala (Clay Sanskrit Library, 62)
by Kalidasa
- List rank#10
- Price$19
- Rating3.3
- Reviews5
FAQ
Is Indian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $23.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Indian?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Indian best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.33 and $35.
Can new books break into Indian?
3% 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.