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Indian (Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Asian, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Indian (Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Asian, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 53 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.12 – $17.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| 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 (565), 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 $11.99 its median price is below 82% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Indian best sellers
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The God of Small Things: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews19,064
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Siddhartha
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,128
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Siddhartha (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#4
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18,254
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Almond: A BTS Favorite and Heartfelt Novel of Resilience and Hope, Experience the Power of Friendship
by Won-pyung Sohn
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,621
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The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: The Complete English Translation (Princeton Library of Asian Translations)
by Robert P. Goldman
- List rank#6
- Price$17.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews121
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Ramayana: Divine Loophole
by Sanjay Patel
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews596
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Teatime for the Firefly: A Gripping Historical Novel Set Against the Racial Divide of WWII India
by Shona Patel
- List rank#8
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,223
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Mahabharata: The Great Indian Epic
by Sudarshan Ray
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews578
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The Way of a Spiritual Gangster
by Ian Lopatin
- List rank#10
- Price$17.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews10
FAQ
Is Indian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 53 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Indian?
The median best seller has 53 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Indian best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.12 and $17.95.
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.