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Reference (Dance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reference (Dance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.75 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Dance (43), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.75 to $19.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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Physics and Dance
by Emily Coates
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews43
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Bharatanatyam : Theory Book 1
by Bhakti Naik
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8
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Ballroom Basics: The Complete Beginner Guide to Dancing with Confidence, Rhythm, and Ease (THE COMPLETE DANCE BEGINNER SERIES Book 27)
by Michael Fink
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance
by Eric Franklin
- List rank#4
- Price$38
- Reviews-
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Critique Is Creative: The Critical Response Process® in Theory and Action
by Liz Lerman
- List rank#5
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews31
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Country Line Dance for Active Seniors: A Friendly Step-by-Step Guide to Line Dancing for Older Beginners (THE COMPLETE DANCE BEGINNER SERIES Book 93)
by Michael Fink
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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BodyStories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy
by Andrea Olsen
- List rank#7
- Price$19.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews66
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The Thinking Body
by Mabel Elsworth Todd
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews337
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Classical Ballet Fundamentals: A Visual Guide
by Charlotte R. Richards
- List rank#9
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews50
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Capoeira Over 40
by Chris Roel
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews34
FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 94% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.75 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Reference?
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.