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Regional (Architecture, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Regional (Architecture, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $30, median 36 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $19.99 – $47.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Architecture (554), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $30 its median price beats 89% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Regional best sellers
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A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture
by Virginia Savage McAlester
- List rank#1
- Price$26.45
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,244
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In Praise of Shadows
by Junichiro Tanizaki
- List rank#2
- Price$7.72
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,043
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Handmade Utopia: Back-to-the-Land Architecture in Northern California
by David Jacob Kramer
- List rank#3
- Price$59.97
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Cabin Style
by Chase Reynolds Ewald
- List rank#4
- Price$31.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews190
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Timeless: Classic American Architecture for Contemporary Living
by Patrick Ahearn
- List rank#5
- Price$54.52
- Rating4.8
- Reviews186
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Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
by Rem Koolhaas
- List rank#6
- Price$30.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews296
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Alpine Elegance: High-End Mountain Homes
by Wim Pauwels
- List rank#7
- Price$71.43
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Welcome to Paradox City: A Critical History of Dallas as Told Through Its Architecture
by Mark Lamster
- List rank#8
- Price$18.95
- Rating3.1
- Reviews8
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The Louisiana Houses of A. Hays Town
by Cyril E. Vetter
- List rank#9
- Price$36.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews158
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Historic Charleston and the Lowcountry
by Steve Gross
- List rank#10
- Price$28.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews255
FAQ
Is Regional a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 36 reviews and sells for $30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Regional?
The median best seller has 36 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Regional best sellers cost?
The median price is $30; half of the best sellers are priced between $19.99 and $47.28.
Can new books break into Regional?
14% 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.