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Individual Directors: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Individual Directors, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.83, median 184 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.03 – $29.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Performing Arts (694), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Individual Directors best sellers
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
by David Lynch
- List rank#1
- Price$9.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,166
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Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
by Werner Herzog
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews684
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Accidentally Wes Anderson
by Wally Koval
- List rank#3
- Price$16.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,426
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Box Set
- List rank#4
- Price$50.01
- Rating4.9
- Reviews3,483
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My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book: New Edition
- List rank#5
- Price$17.54
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,515
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Quentin Tarantino: The iconic filmmaker and his work (Iconic Filmmakers Series)
by Ian Nathan
- List rank#6
- Price$27.05
- Rating4.8
- Reviews939
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The Art of Princess Mononoke
- List rank#7
- Price$18.59
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,571
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Spirited Away Film Comic: All-in-One Edition
- List rank#8
- Price$26.25
- Rating4.9
- Reviews210
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Clint: The Man and the Movies
by Shawn Levy
- List rank#9
- Price$36.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews252
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FAQ
Is Individual Directors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 184 reviews and sells for $21.83.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Individual Directors?
The median best seller has 184 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Individual Directors best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.83; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.03 and $29.48.
Can new books break into Individual Directors?
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.