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Shi'ism (Islam, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Shi'ism (Islam, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Islam (354), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Shi'ism best sellers
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The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam
by Bernard Lewis
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews155
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The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future
by Vali Nasr
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews78
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Hezbollah: A Short History | Third Edition - Revised and updated with a new preface, conclusion and an entirely new chapter on activities since 2011 (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Book 69)
by Augustus Richard Norton
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews88
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The Holy Qur'an Shia Translation
by dr Alsyyed abu mohammad Naqvi
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews18
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Nahjul - Balagha
by Mohammed Ali Al- Haj Salmin
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5
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Haqqul Yaqeen A Compendium of Twelver Shia Religious Beliefs
by Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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The Seal of Prophets
by Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5
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The Theology of Intercession: Ziyara, Shafa'a, and Tawassul
by Jafar Sobhani
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Years of Perplexity: The Hidden Transition to the Major Occultation (The Hidden Imam Chronicles Book 2)
by Hasan al-Qummi
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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Mūsā: The Interlocutor of God
by Shaykh Azhar Nasser
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Shi'ism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Shi'ism?
The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 91% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Shi'ism best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Shi'ism?
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.