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Performing Arts (Humor & Entertainment, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Performing Arts (Humor & Entertainment, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.01, median 694 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 46/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.56 – $23.42 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 24, 22 points lower than here.
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Humor & Entertainment (2,084), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Performing Arts best sellers
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
- List rank#1
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews63,334
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One Helluva Ride
- List rank#2
- Price$36.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews933
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock and Impress Your Friends (1) (Mind-Blowing True Facts)
by Shane Carley
- List rank#3
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,854
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Andy's Bravo Scrapbook: Twenty Years Behind the Scenes of the Real Housewives and the Bravoverse
by Andy Cohen
- List rank#4
- Price$26.58
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25
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On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong): The Hidden Mechanics of Funny
by Jimmy Carr
- List rank#5
- Price$30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews114,012
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Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David – The Definitive Authorized Biography of Seinfeld's Legendary Co-Creator
- List rank#7
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21
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In My Own Time: A Memoir
- List rank#8
- Price$22.74
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3
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Harry Potter Official Advent Calendar Hogwarts Seasonal Surprises: 25 Days of Gifts, with Stationery, Key Chains, Washi Tapes and More!
- List rank#9
- Price$19.36
- Rating4.2
- Reviews546
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Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Performing Arts
FAQ
Is Performing Arts a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 46/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 694 reviews and sells for $16.01.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Performing Arts?
The median best seller has 694 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Performing Arts best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.01; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.56 and $23.42.
Can new books break into Performing Arts?
25% 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.