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Reference (Travel, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reference (Travel, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 100 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Travel (1,602), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 40, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners (A1): Learn Spanish Naturally with 10 Easy Narratives and English Translations to Build Vocabulary and Reading Confidence (Spanish Edition)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews256
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15-Minute Spanish: Learn in Just 12 Weeks (DK 15-Minute Language Learning)
by DK
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews70
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
- List rank#3
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,442
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Spotting Danger Before It Spots You: Build Situational Awareness To Stay Safe (Head's Up)
by Gary Dean Quesenberry
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews387
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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners (A2): Learn Spanish Naturally with 10 Easy Narratives and English Translations to Build Vocabulary and Reading Confidence (Spanish Edition)
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews121
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150 Spanish Phrases Through Short Stories for Beginners (A1): Learn Spanish Phrases Naturally with 10 Easy Narratives and English Translations to Build ... Confidence (Spanish Short Stories Book 2)
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews68
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Speak Japanese in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent
by Kevin Marx
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,025
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made in america: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
by Bill Bryson
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,419
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Lonely Planet New Zealand (Travel Guide)
- List rank#9
- Price$18.90
- Rating4.0
- Reviews103
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Easy Spanish Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides Spanish)
by Pablo García Loaeza
- List rank#10
- Price$4
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,798
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Reference
FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 100 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 100 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.43.
Can new books break into Reference?
16% 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.