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Photojournalism & Essays: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Photojournalism & Essays, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $29.77, median 182 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.98 – $44.55 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 14 points lower than here.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Photography & Video (459), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.77 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Photojournalism & Essays best sellers
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The World's Most Beautiful Shops
by Paula Flynn
- List rank#2
- Price$32.62
- Reviews-
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In the Room: 60 Years on The Front Lines of History
by David Hume Kennerly
- List rank#3
- Price$51.26
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Rocky Horror: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Cult Classic―Featuring Unseen Photographs and Exclusive Interviews Commemorating 50 Years of B-Movie Camp and Queer Cinema
by Mick Rock
- List rank#4
- Price$24.72
- Rating4.9
- Reviews241
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Il Dolce Far Niente: The Italian Way of Summer
by Lucy Laucht
- List rank#5
- Price$26.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews160
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West: The American Cowboy (Anouk Masson Krantz)
by Anouk Masson Krantz
- List rank#6
- Price$59.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews576
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Book of Psalms - Alabaster Bible
- List rank#7
- Price$23.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews997
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Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
by Graydon Carter
- List rank#8
- Price$61.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews987
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Accidentally Wes Anderson
by Wally Koval
- List rank#9
- Price$16.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,426
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Robert Frank: The Americans: Trade Edition
by Robert Frank
- List rank#10
- Price$28.03
- Rating4.6
- Reviews142
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Photojournalism
FAQ
Is Photojournalism & Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 182 reviews and sells for $29.77.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Photojournalism & Essays?
The median best seller has 182 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Photojournalism & Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.77; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.98 and $44.55.
Can new books break into Photojournalism & Essays?
8% 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.