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Middle East (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle East (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.99, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $24.99 – $39.97 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category History (269), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.99 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Middle East best sellers
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The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium
by Anthony Kaldellis
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews300
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know®
by Dov Waxman
- List rank#2
- Price$11.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews565
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Hamas Contained: A History of Palestinian Resistance (Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)
by Tareq Baconi
- List rank#3
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.5
- Reviews130
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Dreams of Empire: A History of the Ottomans
by Carter Vaughn Findley
- List rank#4
- Price$33.45
- Reviews-
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
by Ian Shaw
- List rank#5
- Price$20.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews839
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction
by Martin Bunton
- List rank#6
- Price$10.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews889
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A House of Many Mansions: The History of Lebanon Reconsidered
by Kamal Salibi
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews56
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A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914–1948
by James Barr
- List rank#8
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews197
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The Israel-Palestine Conflict
by James L. Gelvin
- List rank#9
- Price$41
- Rating4.5
- Reviews75
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The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
by Amanda H. Podany
- List rank#10
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.4
- Reviews296
FAQ
Is Middle East a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $29.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle East?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 81% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle East best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $24.99 and $39.97.
Can new books break into Middle East?
7% 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.