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Local: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Local, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.31, median 22 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.92 – $28.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category United States (556), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 22 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $12.92 to $28.48, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Local best sellers
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Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy
by Andy Ngo
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,480
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Behind the Badge: A Heartfelt Look at the Lives of First Responders in America
by Johnny Joey Jones
- List rank#3
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,413
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A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)
by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
- List rank#4
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,172
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
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HOMICIDE
by David Simon
- List rank#6
- Price$9.86
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,769
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Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics
by Kim Phillips-Fein
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews208
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The Little Book of Government: (Children's Book about Government, Introduction to Government and How It Works, Children, Kids Ages 3 10, Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade)
by Zack Bush
- List rank#8
- Price$16.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews242
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The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City
by Alexis Madrigal
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24
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Our Little Secret: The True Story of a Teenager Killer and the Silence of a Small New England Town
by Kevin Flynn
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews619
FAQ
Is Local a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 22 reviews and sells for $19.31.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Local?
The median best seller has 22 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Local best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.31; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.92 and $28.48.
Can new books break into Local?
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.