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Middle Eastern (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle Eastern (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.98, median 3 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.33 – $22.16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Regional & Cultural (966), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 3 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Middle Eastern best sellers
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But...Who is Allah?: (Islamic books for kids)
by Bachar Karroum
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,054
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The Prophet
by Chris MacDonnell
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13,712
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The Prophet The Original 1923 Unabridged and Complete Edition (A Kahlil Gibran Classics)
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews191
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English / Wish You Were Here: Two Plays
by Sanaz Toossi
- List rank#4
- Price$12.60
- Rating4.4
- Reviews24
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Returning to Haifa
by Naomi Wallace
- List rank#5
- Price$12.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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Adult Coloring Book Enchanted Jewish Blessings & Traditions Learn their Hebrew Word Definitions: Enjoy Language Learning through Creative Coloring for ... Day on Large Coloring Pages with flowers
by Inbal Amit
- List rank#6
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews53
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Sand and Foam
- List rank#7
- Price$4.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews256
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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Play Script): Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini
by Ursula Rani Sarma
- List rank#8
- Price$14.61
- Rating4.1
- Reviews24
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A Doll's House (Annotated): The 1879 Classic Edition
by Henrik Ibsen
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44
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The Essential Tawfiq al-Hakim: Great Egyptian Writers
by Tawfiq al-Hakim
- List rank#10
- Price$16.95
- Rating3.3
- Reviews4
FAQ
Is Middle Eastern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3 reviews and sells for $16.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle Eastern?
The median best seller has 3 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle Eastern best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.33 and $22.16.
Can new books break into Middle Eastern?
1% 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.