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Italy (Europe, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Italy (Europe, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.49, median 119 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.93 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Europe (322), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.93 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Italy best sellers
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The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome
by Jason Horowitz
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16
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The Sensualist: Adventures in Pure Pleasure
by Gary Shteyngart
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Reviews-
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Lonely Planet Italy (Travel Guide)
by Nicola Williams
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews168
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My Venice and Other Essays
by Donna Leon
- List rank#4
- Price$9.21
- Rating4.1
- Reviews549
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A Rosie Life in Italy: Move to Italy. Buy a Rundown Villa. What Could Go Wrong?
by Rosie Meleady
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,529
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Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
by Anthony Doerr
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,037
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I Bought a Farm in Italy for the Price of a Used Lawnmower (And Other Terrible Decisions): The Diary of Bob Henderson, Retired
by Robert James Henderson
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews41
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Under the Tuscan Sun: 20th-Anniversary Edition
by Frances Mayes
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,463
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The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
by David Gilmour
- List rank#10
- Price$11.83
- Rating4.4
- Reviews736
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Italy
FAQ
Is Italy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 119 reviews and sells for $8.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Italy?
The median best seller has 119 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Italy best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.93 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Italy?
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.