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Midwest (By Region, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Midwest (By Region, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.88, median 30 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.12 – $28.14 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category By Region (145), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Midwest best sellers
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The Homegrown Table: Recipes and Gardening Wisdom for Every Season
by Kaleb Wyse
- List rank#1
- Price$36
- Reviews-
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Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of the Midwest
by Matthew Alfs
- List rank#2
- Price$23.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews253
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Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (Pitt Poetry Series)
by Ross Gay
- List rank#3
- Price$11.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews573
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FORAGING EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE MIDWEST: The Simplest Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing the Wild Edibles and Herbs of the Heartland
by George H Jury
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews18
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The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants
by Neil Diboll
- List rank#5
- Price$28.53
- Rating4.8
- Reviews132
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Midwest Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition: 46 Landscape Designs, 200+ Plants & Flowers for Your Region (Creative Homeowner) Gardening and Outdoor DIY for IL, IN IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, & WI
by Rita Buchanan
- List rank#6
- Price$23.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews114
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The Amish Prepper’s Survival Guide: How to Live Off-Grid, Store Food, and Become 100% Self-Sufficient: Grow Food, Store Supplies, Build Shelters, and Live Off-Grid Using Proven Amish Skills.
by Abigail Birchwood
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews20
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The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region
by Rick Gray
- List rank#8
- Price$28.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews113
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The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook
by Sara Bir
- List rank#9
- Price$15.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews38
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Grow Great Vegetables Michigan (Grow Great Vegetables State-By-State)
by Bevin Cohen
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews25
FAQ
Is Midwest a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30 reviews and sells for $19.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Midwest?
The median best seller has 30 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Midwest best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.12 and $28.14.
Can new books break into Midwest?
3% 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.