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Modern (Western, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Modern (Western, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 488 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.11 – $16.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category Western (1,405), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 488 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Modern best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- List rank#2
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor – A New York Times Bestseller with Timeless Lessons on Gratitude and Hope
by Eddie Jaku
- List rank#3
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews30,777
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Beyond Good and Evil (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#4
- Price$12.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,553
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
by Alan Watts
- List rank#5
- Price$14.08
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,944
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,997
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R Hofstadter
- List rank#7
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,729
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Being and Time: A Study of Being, Existence, and the Meaning of Time (Harper Perennial Modern Thought, 20)
- List rank#8
- Price$15.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews849
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The Human Condition: Second Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$17.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews823
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Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)
by Jean Baudrillard
- List rank#10
- Price$17.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,437
FAQ
Is Modern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 488 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Modern?
The median best seller has 488 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Modern best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.11 and $16.99.
Can new books break into Modern?
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.