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Portraits (Photography & Video, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Portraits (Photography & Video, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $28.18, median 167 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20 – $42.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 36% of the parent category Photography & Video (459), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $28.18 its median price beats 87% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Portraits best sellers
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The Third Eye: Early Photographs
- List rank#1
- Price$54.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews65
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Ari Versluis & Ellie Uyttenbroek: Exactitudes: Final Edition
by Ellie Uyttenbroek
- List rank#2
- Price$30.46
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion
by Sunita Kumar Nair
- List rank#3
- Price$35
- Rating4.3
- Reviews647
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Making Faces
by Kevyn Aucoin
- List rank#4
- Price$14.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,291
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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#5
- Price$24.72
- Rating4.9
- Reviews241
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The Photographer's Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone
by Lindsay Adler
- List rank#6
- Price$23.75
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,488
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Dolly Parton 2027 Wall Calendar
- List rank#7
- Price$16.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews24
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West: The American Cowboy (Anouk Masson Krantz)
by Anouk Masson Krantz
- List rank#8
- Price$59.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews576
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The Fine Art of Erections 2027 (Calendars 2027)
by Gruenholtz
- List rank#9
- Price$25.15
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13
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Vogue Portraits: A Century of Icons and Idols (Vogue Collection)
by Editors of Vogue
- List rank#10
- Price$109
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Portraits & Selfies
FAQ
Is Portraits a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 167 reviews and sells for $28.18.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Portraits?
The median best seller has 167 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Portraits best sellers cost?
The median price is $28.18; half of the best sellers are priced between $20 and $42.43.
Can new books break into Portraits?
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.