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Retailing (Industries, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Retailing (Industries, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $18.17, median 87 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.12 – $22.41 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Industries (1,322), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Retailing best sellers
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Sam Walton: Made in America
by John Huey
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,291
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr
- List rank#2
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,547
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The World's Most Beautiful Shops
by Paula Flynn
- List rank#3
- Price$32.62
- Reviews-
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by Brad Stone
- List rank#4
- Price$26.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,767
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Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
by David Gelles
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews614
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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
by Don Norman
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,658
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Sam Walton: Made in America: My Story
by Sam Walton
- List rank#7
- Price$20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews37
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Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)
by William Poundstone
- List rank#8
- Price$16.45
- Rating4.4
- Reviews326
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The Master Key System
by Charles F. Haanel
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,879
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Everybody Writes: Your New and Improved Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content
by Ann Handley
- List rank#10
- Price$17.30
- Rating4.6
- Reviews452
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Retailing
FAQ
Is Retailing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 87 reviews and sells for $18.17.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Retailing?
The median best seller has 87 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Retailing best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.17; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.12 and $22.41.
Can new books break into Retailing?
10% 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.