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Language, Linguistics & Writing (Japanese, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Language, Linguistics & Writing (Japanese, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 30 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).

20Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
30Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $22.50
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)2%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $22.50, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Language, Linguistics & Writing best sellers

  1. Learn Japanese with 120 Short Stories - 4 Books in 1: A Story-Based Reading Method for Adu book cover by Acquire A Lot

    Learn Japanese with 120 Short Stories - 4 Books in 1: A Story-Based Reading Method for Adults with a Step-by-Step 120-Day Action Plan to Progress from ... in Just 30 Minutes a Day (Japanese Edition)

    by Acquire A Lot

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  2. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき I [第3版] (Jap book cover by 坂野永理

    GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき I [第3版] (Japanese Edition)

    by 坂野永理

    • List rank#2
    • Price$31.73
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,757

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  3. Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale 日本昔話: Japanese Fairy Tales in Hiragana (Children books) (Japa book cover by Makoto Shibutani

    Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale 日本昔話: Japanese Fairy Tales in Hiragana (Children books) (Japanese Edition)

    by Makoto Shibutani

    • List rank#3
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews234

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  4. Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 1 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition) book cover by Nathaniel French

    Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 1 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition)

    by Nathaniel French

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews217

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  5. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき 解答  book cover by 坂野永理

    GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Answer Key [Third Edition] 初級日本語げんき 解答 [第3版] (Japanese Edition)

    by 坂野永理

    • List rank#5
    • Price$11
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews665

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  6. Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 8 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition) book cover by Nathaniel French

    Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 8 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition)

    by Nathaniel French

    • List rank#6
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews14

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  7. Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 9 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition) book cover by Nathaniel French

    Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 9 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition)

    by Nathaniel French

    • List rank#7
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews8

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  8. Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 10 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition) book cover by Nathaniel French

    Crystal Hunters Japanese: Book 10 Crystal Hunters (Japanese) (Japanese Edition)

    by Nathaniel French

    • List rank#8
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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  9. JLPT日本語能力試験 ベスト模試 N4 The Best Practice Tests for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N4 book cover by インターカルト日本語学校

    JLPT日本語能力試験 ベスト模試 N4 The Best Practice Tests for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N4 (Japanese Edition)

    by インターカルト日本語学校

    • List rank#9
    • Price$27
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews34

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  10. GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I Workbook [Third Edition] 初級日本語 げんき I  book cover by 坂野永理

    GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I Workbook [Third Edition] 初級日本語 げんき I ワークブック[第3版] (Japanese Edition)

    by 坂野永理

    • List rank#10
    • Price$15.20
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,689

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FAQ

Is Language, Linguistics & Writing a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Language, Linguistics & Writing?

The median best seller has 30 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Language, Linguistics & Writing best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $22.50.

Can new books break into Language, Linguistics & Writing?

2% 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.