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Pacific (West, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pacific (West, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 40 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).

28Opportunity / 100
$8.99Median price
40Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)11%
Books on the list99
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category West (101), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Pacific best sellers

  1. One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey book cover by Richard Louis Proenneke

    One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey

    by Richard Louis Proenneke

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,107

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  2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0) book cover by Cheryl Strayed

    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)

    by Cheryl Strayed

    • List rank#2
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews76,870

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  3. Into the Wild book cover by Jon Krakauer

    Into the Wild

    by Jon Krakauer

    • List rank#3
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews23,541

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  4. Winds of Skilak: A Tale of True Grit, True Love and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness book cover by Bonnie Rose Ward

    Winds of Skilak: A Tale of True Grit, True Love and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness

    by Bonnie Rose Ward

    • List rank#4
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews3,871

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  5. My First Summer in the Sierra book cover by John Muir

    My First Summer in the Sierra

    by John Muir

    • List rank#5
    • Price$4.65
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews588

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  6. HAWAII BUCKET LIST: Top Must-Do Experiences, Hidden Gems, Best Beaches, Volcanoes, Waterfa book cover by Ethan Ridley

    HAWAII BUCKET LIST: Top Must-Do Experiences, Hidden Gems, Best Beaches, Volcanoes, Waterfalls & Unforgettable Island Adventures

    by Ethan Ridley

    • List rank#6
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews5

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  7. Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most F book cover by Kevin Grange

    Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator

    by Kevin Grange

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews268

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  8. The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure book cover by Melissa Cook

    The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure

    by Melissa Cook

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,417

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  9. Route 66 Travel Guide: The Complete Mother Road Companion: Large Easy-Read Maps in Driving book cover by Holloway Press

    Route 66 Travel Guide: The Complete Mother Road Companion: Large Easy-Read Maps in Driving Order, Field-Verified Diners & Motels, Hidden Gems & the Story Behind Every Mile, Chicago to Santa Monica

    by Holloway Press

    • List rank#9
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews110

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  10. Follow Me to Alaska: A true story of one couple’s adventure adjusting from life in a cul-d book cover by Ann Parker

    Follow Me to Alaska: A true story of one couple’s adventure adjusting from life in a cul-de-sac in El Paso, Texas, to a cabin off-grid in the wilderness of Alaska (Follow Me to Alaska Series Book 1)

    by Ann Parker

    • List rank#10
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,767

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FAQ

Is Pacific a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 40 reviews and sells for $8.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Pacific?

The median best seller has 40 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Pacific best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into Pacific?

11% 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.