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Middle East (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle East (History, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.13, median 1,291 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.57 – $20.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,291 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Middle East best sellers
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The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East
- List rank#1
- Price$35.63
- Rating4.6
- Reviews302
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Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
- List rank#2
- Price$25.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews53
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Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- List rank#3
- Price$16.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,950
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KJV Holy Bible: Gift and Award, Black Leather-Look, Red Letter, Comfort Print: King James Version
- List rank#4
- Price$5.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,961
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NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Charcoal Leathersoft, Red Letter, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,341
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
by Eckart Frahm
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews577
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,990
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KJV Holy Bible: Gift and Award, Pink Leather-Look, Red Letter, Comfort Print: King James Version
- List rank#8
- Price$5.73
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,743
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library)
by Marjane Satrapi
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,769
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The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
by Kim Ghattas
- List rank#10
- Price$29.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews24
Subcategories
- Syria35
- Israel & Palestine35
- Turkey33
- Iran31
- Iraq28
- Yemen26
- Jordan25
- Lebanon25
- United Arab Emirates23
- Bahrain23
- Qatar23
- Kuwait22
- Oman22
- Saudi Arabia22
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FAQ
Is Middle East a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,291 reviews and sells for $15.13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle East?
The median best seller has 1,291 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle East best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.13; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.57 and $20.74.
Can new books break into Middle East?
15% 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.