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Middle East (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle East (Historical, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.76, median 979 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.60 – $19.71 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Historical (5,749), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 979 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Middle East best sellers
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#1
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,990
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Pantheon Graphic Library)
by Marjane Satrapi
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,769
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by Jack Weatherford
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,363
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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
by Scott Anderson
- List rank#5
- Price$19.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,571
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Cleopatra: A Life
by Stacy Schiff
- List rank#6
- Price$9
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,529
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The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews254
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,385
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Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
by Bradley Hope
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,752
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Middle East
FAQ
Is Middle East a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 979 reviews and sells for $13.76.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle East?
The median best seller has 979 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle East best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.76; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.60 and $19.71.
Can new books break into Middle East?
11% 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.