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Lifestyle & Events: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Lifestyle & Events, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $30, median 113 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.76 – $42.16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Photography & Video (459), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $30 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $17.76 to $42.16, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Lifestyle & Events best sellers
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Walk With Me New York: Holiday
- List rank#1
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews12
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Walk With Me: New York: Photographic stroll through New York streets capturing serendipitous, everyday urban poetry.
- List rank#2
- Price$17.12
- Rating4.8
- Reviews873
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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
by Rachel Khoo
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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Food to Die For: Over 50 Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places (A Spooky Paranormal Cookbook with Creepy Meals and Spine-Tingling Ghost Tales) - The Perfect Halloween Gift
by Amy Bruni
- List rank#4
- Price$14.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,198
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Mexico's Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life Through Photos and Stories
by Luisa Navarro
- List rank#5
- Price$23.30
- Rating4.9
- Reviews109
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Safari Style: Exceptional African Camps and Lodges―Stunning photographic volume showcasing the interior décor of Africa’s foremost luxury and eco-safari lodges
by Melissa Biggs Bradley
- List rank#6
- Price$60.70
- Rating4.8
- Reviews248
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The Collectible Teapot Wall Calendar 2027: A Tea Obsessive's Dream Come True
- List rank#7
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.9
- Reviews248
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Dear New York
by Brandon Stanton
- List rank#8
- Price$17.38
- Rating4.8
- Reviews363
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Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
by Graydon Carter
- List rank#9
- Price$61.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews987
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AD at Home: Architectural Digest
by Amy Astley
- List rank#10
- Price$86.06
- Rating4.7
- Reviews113
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Lifestyle & Events a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 113 reviews and sells for $30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Lifestyle & Events?
The median best seller has 113 reviews, and 46% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Lifestyle & Events best sellers cost?
The median price is $30; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.76 and $42.16.
Can new books break into Lifestyle & Events?
12% 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.