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Italy & Rome: Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Italy & Rome, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.49, median 388 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).

17Opportunity / 100
$8.49Median price
388Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)3%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Europe (886), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 388 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Italy & Rome best sellers

  1. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Paci book cover by Buzz Bissinger

    The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater

    by Buzz Bissinger

    • List rank#1
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews1,305

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  2. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World book cover by Martyn C.  Rady

    The Habsburgs: To Rule the World

    by Martyn C. Rady

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews689

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  3. The Lives of the Caesars (A Penguin Classics Hardcover) book cover by Suetonius

    The Lives of the Caesars (A Penguin Classics Hardcover)

    by Suetonius

    • List rank#3
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews163

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  4. Julius Caesar (Gift for History Buffs) book cover by Philip Freeman

    Julius Caesar (Gift for History Buffs)

    by Philip Freeman

    • List rank#4
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews833

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  5. Machiavelli: A Biography book cover by Miles Unger

    Machiavelli: A Biography

    by Miles Unger

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews93

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  6. Michelangelo: His Epic Life book cover by Martin Gayford

    Michelangelo: His Epic Life

    by Martin Gayford

    • List rank#6
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews273

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  7. Paul: A Biography book cover by N. T. Wright

    Paul: A Biography

    by N. T. Wright

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,252

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  8. Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision book cover by Pierre Hadot

    Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision

    by Pierre Hadot

    • List rank#8
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews85

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  9. Leonardo da Vinci book cover by Walter Isaacson

    Leonardo da Vinci

    by Walter Isaacson

    • List rank#9
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews11,306

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  10. Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership book cover by Edward J. Larson

    Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

    by Edward J. Larson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews536

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FAQ

Is Italy & Rome a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 388 reviews and sells for $8.49.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Italy & Rome?

The median best seller has 388 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Italy & Rome best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Italy & Rome?

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.