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Middle East (Explore the World, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle East (Explore the World, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.00, median 132 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.02 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Explore the World (1,090), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.00 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Middle East best sellers
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,639
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Baby Jesus: A Beautifully Illustrated Board Book About the Nativity for Children (Ages 2-4) (Little Board Books)
by Lesley Sims
- List rank#3
- Price$4.65
- Rating4.9
- Reviews98
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Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner―A Middle Eastern Girl's Immigration Story in Verse
by Jasmine Warga
- List rank#4
- Price$6.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,941
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The Breadwinner (Breadwinner Series, 1)
by Deborah Ellis
- List rank#5
- Price$7.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,842
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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)
- List rank#6
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,075
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Who Was Jesus?
by Ellen Morgan
- List rank#7
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,691
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Swim Team: A Graphic Novel – A Coretta Scott King Honor Winner About Friendship and Competition
by Johnnie Christmas
- List rank#8
- Price$8.67
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,456
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The Brave Queen: Book 1 (Hidden Scrolls: The Mystery of the Ancient Map)
by M. J. Thomas
- List rank#9
- Price$5.32
- Rating4.8
- Reviews88
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The Epic Battle: Book 3 (Hidden Scrolls: The Mystery of the Ancient Map)
by M. J. Thomas
- List rank#10
- Price$7.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews41
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FAQ
Is Middle East a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 132 reviews and sells for $9.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle East?
The median best seller has 132 reviews, and 45% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle East best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.02 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Middle East?
6% 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.