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Regional U.S.: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Regional U.S., updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.12, median 1,122 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $14.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,122 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Biographies & Memoirs (2,387), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $12.12 its median price is below 80% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Regional U.S. best sellers
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,805
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
- List rank#3
- Price$13.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,441
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Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
- List rank#4
- Price$13.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews233,069
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Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
by Adam Savage
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,929
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The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror
by Scott S. Greenberger
- List rank#6
- Price$25.74
- Rating4.3
- Reviews12
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A Stolen Life: A Memoir
by Jaycee Lee Dugard
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,949
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101 Things Only Women Born in 1976 Remember: A Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane – Plus a Fun Birthday Trivia Quiz (101 Only Women (2026))
by Linden Press
- List rank#8
- Price$14.97
- Rating4.9
- Reviews52
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Memoir of Nature, Observation, and the Seasons in Virginia
- List rank#9
- Price$10.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,530
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
by Susan Orlean
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,727
Subcategories
- Midwest35
- South30
- New England30
- West29
- Mid Atlantic27
FAQ
Is Regional U.S. a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,122 reviews and sells for $12.12.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Regional U.S.?
The median best seller has 1,122 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Regional U.S. best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.12; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $14.98.
Can new books break into Regional U.S.?
13% 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.