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Iowa (States, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Iowa (States, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.30, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 46 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category States (85), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Iowa best sellers
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Dining Well in Des Moines: A Candid Guide to 30 Restaurants Worth Your Time and Money
by Wini Moranville
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9
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How Travel Has Made Me Less of a Jerk
by Jeramie Eginoire
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10
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The Little Book of Iowa Facts: Fascinating Things You Never Knew About the Hawkeye State (The Little Book of American Facts Series)
by Jonah Keene
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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New Prairie Kitchen: Stories and Seasonal Recipes from Chefs, Farmers, and Artisans of the Great Plains
by Summer Miller
- List rank#4
- Price$0.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews50
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A Harvest of Years: My Story, 1876 On-ward
by Iva Wilson
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews142
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Murder at the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids (True Crime)
by Diane Fannon-Langton
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews61
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Rail-Trails Iowa & Missouri: The definitive guide to the state's top multiuse trails
by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- List rank#8
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.5
- Reviews48
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101 GREAT AND UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT IOWA: Part of The Great States Series
by Andrew James
- List rank#9
- Price$8.62
- Reviews-
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Iowa Bucket List: 120 Must-Do Adventures: A Complete Iowa Travel Guide to the American Gothic House, the Bridges of Madison County, the Field of Dreams, the Loess Hills, 6 Regional Road Trips, & Maps
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Iowa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $8.30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Iowa?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 98% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Iowa best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.30; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Iowa?
4% 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.