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Middle Eastern (International & World Politics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Middle Eastern (International & World Politics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.83, median 1,102 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $18.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,102 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Middle Eastern best sellers
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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Zayed's secret plot to remake the Middle East
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#1
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East
- List rank#2
- Price$35.63
- Rating4.6
- Reviews302
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: National Book Award
by Omar El Akkad
- List rank#3
- Price$13.71
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,066
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- List rank#4
- Price$13.03
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,118
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Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages
by Brett McGurk
- List rank#5
- Price$30.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews89
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#6
- Price$10.26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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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#7
- Price$29.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews24
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,990
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Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law
by Roy K. Altman
- List rank#9
- Price$23.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews465
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Jerusalem: The Biography
- List rank#10
- Price$12.65
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,173
FAQ
Is Middle Eastern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,102 reviews and sells for $14.83.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle Eastern?
The median best seller has 1,102 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle Eastern best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.83; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $18.88.
Can new books break into Middle Eastern?
18% 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.