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Jazz (Genres, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Jazz (Genres, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.10, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).

24Opportunity / 100
$16.10Median price
2Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$11.99 – $28.62
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)3%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Genres (31), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
  • Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Jazz best sellers

  1. A Performer’s Journal My Shows & Plays: Workbook for Actors, Dancers and Musical Theatre P book cover by C McVey

    A Performer’s Journal My Shows & Plays: Workbook for Actors, Dancers and Musical Theatre Performers

    by C McVey

    • List rank#1
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews69

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  2. Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches book cover by Lindsay Guarino

    Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches

    by Lindsay Guarino

    • List rank#2
    • Price$17.08
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews111

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  3. Seven Guitars book cover by August Wilson

    Seven Guitars

    by August Wilson

    • List rank#3
    • Price$11
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews263

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  4. Jazzed: Jack Cole and Twentieth-Century American Dance (Screen Classics) book cover by Debra Levine

    Jazzed: Jack Cole and Twentieth-Century American Dance (Screen Classics)

    by Debra Levine

    • List rank#4
    • Price$40
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews9

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  5. Luigi's Jazz Warm Up: An Introduction to Jazz Style & Technique book cover by Luigi

    Luigi's Jazz Warm Up: An Introduction to Jazz Style & Technique

    by Luigi

    • List rank#5
    • Price$24.95
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews42

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  6. Mura Dehn: Champion of Black Social Dance and the Traditional Jazz Dance Company book cover by Kim Chandler Vaccaro

    Mura Dehn: Champion of Black Social Dance and the Traditional Jazz Dance Company

    by Kim Chandler Vaccaro

    • List rank#6
    • Price$27.35
    • Reviews-

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  7. An American Dance Story book cover by Margot Grimmer

    An American Dance Story

    by Margot Grimmer

    • List rank#7
    • Price$18
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  8. Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop book cover by Frankie Manning

    Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop

    by Frankie Manning

    • List rank#8
    • Price$20.89
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews99

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  9. TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories 1900-1955 book cover by Rusty Frank

    TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories 1900-1955

    by Rusty Frank

    • List rank#9
    • Price-
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews62

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  10. Asher Was Born To Dance: Ready for His First Competition book cover by Ash Groves

    Asher Was Born To Dance: Ready for His First Competition

    by Ash Groves

    • List rank#10
    • Price$11.99
    • Reviews-

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FAQ

Is Jazz a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $16.10.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Jazz?

The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 98% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Jazz best sellers cost?

The median price is $16.10; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.99 and $28.62.

Can new books break into Jazz?

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.