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Iran (Middle East, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Iran (Middle East, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 88 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $14.36 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Middle East (476), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $14.36, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Iran best sellers
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
by Eckart Frahm
- List rank#1
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews577
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Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the Islamic Republic of Iran
by Flynt Leverett
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews199
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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
by Scott Anderson
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,571
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
by Mark Bowden
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews758
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Rome and Persia: The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews270
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On Wings of Eagles: The Inspiring True Story of One Man's Patriotic Spirit--and His Heroic Mission to Save His Countrymen
by Ken Follett
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,832
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Iran, Israel, and the Middle East Explained: Religion, Power, and the Roots of War (Power and Politics, Explained)
by Levi D. Kavan
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews272
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The Avesta - Sacred Zoroastrian Texts (Illustrated)
by Zarathushtra Spitama
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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US-Iran History: How We Got Here
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6
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The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
by Ervand Abrahamian
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews163
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FAQ
Is Iran a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 88 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Iran?
The median best seller has 88 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Iran best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $14.36.
Can new books break into Iran?
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.