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Middle Eastern (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Middle Eastern (Historical Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,046 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.19 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Historical Fiction (13,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,046 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.19 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Middle Eastern best sellers
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The Visitors: A Novel
by Sally Beauman
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,035
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The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel
by Anita Diamant
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,699
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Appointment With Death: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot series Book 19)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,302
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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell: An Emotional Novel of Two Women's Stories Intertwined by Time and Tradition in Afghanistan
by Nadia Hashimi
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13,740
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The Girl That Was Left Behind: A Gripping, Emotional Historical Fiction Novel (The Hidden Letters Series Book 1)
by Tamar Ohrenstein
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,979
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Storm & Shield (Mages of the Wheel Book 2)
by J. D. Evans
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,327
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The Source: A Novel
by James A. Michener
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,054
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Harem: An epic historical novel of the Ottoman Empire (Epic Historical Adventure)
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews8,426
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Unholy Night
by Seth Grahame-Smith
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews643
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Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings #1: A Biblical Ancient World Novel about Hezekiah
by Lynn Austin
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,142
FAQ
Is Middle Eastern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,046 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Middle Eastern?
The median best seller has 1,046 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Middle Eastern best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.19 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Middle Eastern?
9% 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.