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Photography (Arts & Photography, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Photography (Arts & Photography, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 141 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 47, 19 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Arts & Photography (356), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Photography best sellers
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The Little Swedish Kitchen: Over 100 recipes to celebrate every season
by Rachel Khoo
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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The Beginner's Photography Guide: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Manual for Getting the Most From Your Digital Camera, New Edition (DK Practical Photography)
by DK
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,939
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The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Book (Voices That Matter)
by Scott Kelby
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews366
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Photography: The Definitive Visual History
by Tom Ang
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews151
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910
by Esther Crain
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews556
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Burger Chef (Images of America)
by Scott R. Sanders
- List rank#7
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews36
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World (Mysteries of Nature Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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Night Sky Photography: From First Principles to Professional Results
by Adam Woodworth
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews510
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The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA
by Nirmala Nataraj
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews598
Subcategories
- Portraits & Selfies37
- Digital Photography34
- Equipment32
- History32
- Reference30
- Travel30
- Fashion28
- Nature & Wildlife27
- Cinematography26
- Collections, Catalogues & Exhibitions26
- Astrophotography24
- Photographers, A-Z24
- Professional23
- Photo Essays22
- Darkroom & Processing22
- Street22
- Lighting21
- Architectural21
- Underwater20
- Criticism & Essays20
- Color19
- Food19
- Photojournalism19
Same niche in Books: Photography & Video
FAQ
Is Photography a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 141 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Photography?
The median best seller has 141 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Photography best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Photography?
7% 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.