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Regional (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Regional (United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.97, median 21 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.79 – $27.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category United States (460), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 21 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.79 to $27.86, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Regional best sellers
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The Great Gatsby: The Original 1925 Edition (A F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Novel)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- List rank#1
- Price$6.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,149
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The Awakening: A Norton Critical Edition
by Kate Chopin
- List rank#2
- Price$23.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews133
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Max Brand: Seventeen Classic Western Novels (Annotated and Illustrated): The Untamed, The Night Horseman, The Seventh Man and Fourteen More Tales of the Old West
by Max Brand
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews4
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Classic 1885 Edition with 174 Original Illustrations
by Mark Twain
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews65
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Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry – An Intimate Biography of the Pulitzer and Oscar-Winning Texas Icon Behind Lonesome Dove and Brokeback Mountain
by David Streitfeld
- List rank#5
- Price$19.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews67
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain's 1876 Classic of American Boyhood — Complete and Annotated Edition with Critical Introduction (Classic American Literature — Erato Press Critical Editions)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Cotton Patch Gospel: The Complete Collection
by Clarence Jordan
- List rank#7
- Price$25.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews208
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Mile Marker Zero: The Moveable Feast of Key West
by William McKeen
- List rank#8
- Price$11.47
- Rating4.5
- Reviews411
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THE CALL OF THE WILD: The 1903 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
by JACK LONDON
- List rank#9
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews43
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A Reader's Guide to New Mexico Literature: Classic to Contemporary
by Baker H. Morrow
- List rank#10
- Price$29.95
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Regional a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 21 reviews and sells for $18.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Regional?
The median best seller has 21 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Regional best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.79 and $27.86.
Can new books break into Regional?
12% 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.