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Iraq (Middle East, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Iraq (Middle East, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.96, median 126 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Middle East (476), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- The same niche in Books scores 28, 10 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Iraq 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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It Was What It Was: A Tale of the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq (2006-2008) (Tales from the Global War on Terror (GWOT) Book 2)
by Daniel Pace
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews290
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Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of US Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City
by Scott A. Huesing
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,483
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)
by Samuel Noah Kramer
- List rank#4
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews487
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War's Biggest Oops: The Shocking Military Blunders and Battles That Changed History (The Oops Files)
by Ella Factfinder
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews116
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Mosul Eye: A Scholar's Clandestine War Against ISIS
by Omar Mohammed
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47
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The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End (Mesopotamia History)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,160
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US Military History—A Navy SEAL's Memoir of War and Family
by Chris Kyle
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,171
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Babylon: A History From Beginning to End (Mesopotamia History)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews655
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Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs
by Johnny Walker
- List rank#10
- Price$7.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,572
Same niche in Books: Iraq
FAQ
Is Iraq a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 126 reviews and sells for $7.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Iraq?
The median best seller has 126 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Iraq best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Iraq?
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.