KDP categories · Top KDP authors
New York City (New York, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for New York City (New York, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.1 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.18 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.1 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is lower than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 New York City best sellers
-
Downtown: My Manhattan
by Pete Hamill
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
-
NEW YORK CITY TRAVEL GUIDE 2027: The Practical Companion for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s & Winter in NYC For Families and Solo Travelers
by FRANK CHRIS
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
-
NEW YORK CHRISTMAS TRAVEL GUIDE.
by RHEA PENNIFIELD
- List rank#3
- Price$7
- Reviews-
-
Over Here Is New York: The Irish City, Then & Now
by John Greene
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
-
The Zen of Taxi Driving in New York City
by John Rodney Hale
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
-
Haunted Passport New York City: An Interactive Travel Guide to New York City’s Haunted Places, Paranormal Activity, Dark History, and Hidden Stories (The Haunted Passport Series)
by Paul Toluca
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
-
New York City Christmas 2026-2027: The Complete 5-Day Itinerary Insider Guide to Holiday Markets, Rockefeller Tree Lighting, Broadway, Dyker Heights ... ... Memories. (SmartTravel Handbooks Book 4)
by Arthur M. Vance
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
-
New York City Guide: The Classic WPA Urban Guidebook
by WPA
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Reviews-
-
The Great Book of New York: The Crazy History of New York with Amazing Random Facts & Trivia (A Trivia Nerds Guide to the History of the United States 2)
by Bill O'Neill
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews127
-
NYC ROAD ATLAS: Detailed Five-Borough Street Map of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx & Staten Island — Grid-by-Grid Coverage for Easy Navigation (USA Cities Road Atlas Series)
by LODESTONE MAPS
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is New York City a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in New York City?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 95% of them have fewer than 100.
What do New York City best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.18.
Can new books break into New York City?
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.