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Regional & Cultural (History & Criticism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Regional & Cultural (History & Criticism, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.99, median 1,239 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.98 – $17.21 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,239 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category History & Criticism (3,236), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Regional & Cultural best sellers
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Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- List rank#2
- Price$10.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,492
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
- List rank#3
- Price$16
- Rating4.6
- Reviews253
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El Príncipe de Maquiavelo en Español - Edición Completa: La Nueva Traducción Moderna (Traducida y Anotada) (Spanish Edition)
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews504
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1984
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,363
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Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$16
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,332
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How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: And Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism, and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives
by Zachary Auburn
- List rank#7
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,853
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The Stranger: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Albert Camus Classics)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,065
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Animal Farm
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,618
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The Complete Old English Poems (The Middle Ages Series)
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews43
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Regional & Cultural a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,239 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Regional & Cultural?
The median best seller has 1,239 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Regional & Cultural best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.98 and $17.21.
Can new books break into Regional & Cultural?
3% 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.