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Scotland (Great Britain, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Scotland (Great Britain, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.01, median 190 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.14 – $22.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Great Britain (2,065), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Scotland best sellers
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How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
by Zoe Venditozzi
- List rank#1
- Price$16.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,265
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The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
by Dan Jones
- List rank#2
- Price$10.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,555
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It
- List rank#3
- Price$11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,853
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The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews314
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The Lore of Scotland: A guide to Scottish legends
by Jennifer Westwood
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews198
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The Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A New History
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews107
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Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
by Sam Heughan
- List rank#7
- Price$19.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,535
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The Royal Stuarts
by Allan Massie
- List rank#8
- Price$11.96
- Rating4.4
- Reviews421
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Adam Smith: Father of Economics
by Jesse Norman
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews198
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Mary Queen of Scots
by Antonia Fraser
- List rank#10
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,111
FAQ
Is Scotland a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 190 reviews and sells for $15.01.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scotland?
The median best seller has 190 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scotland best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.01; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.14 and $22.99.
Can new books break into Scotland?
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.