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South (U.S. Regional, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for South (U.S. Regional, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 198 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $10.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $10.79, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 South best sellers
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Taste of the South Magazine | September/October 2026
by Taste of the South Magazine
- List rank#1
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.3
- Reviews37
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Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
by Stephen Colbert
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,960
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My Southern Food: A Celebration of the Flavors of the South
by Devon O'Day
- List rank#3
- Price$0.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews83
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Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy and Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt People's Feelin’s (A Cookbook to Help You Enjoy Delicious Nostalgia with Some Modern Sass)
by Hannah Dasher
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews191
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Bessie's Table: Appalachian Stories and Recipes (Women of Blackwater County)
by Jenny Cafaro
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews811
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2020 Christmas with Southern Living: Inspired Ideas for Holiday Cooking and Decorating
- List rank#6
- Price$2.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews630
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Taste of the South Magazine | November/December 2026
by Taste of the South Magazine
- List rank#7
- Price$7.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories (A Definitive Cookbook Guide to Southern Baking) – Perfect for Bakers, Chefs, and Foodies
by Anne Byrn
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews596
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Big Food Big Love: Down-Home Southern Cooking Full of Heart from Seattle's Wandering Goose
by Heather L. Earnhardt
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews158
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The Bradshaw Family Cookbook: Our Favorite Recipes for Game Days, Weekdays, and Any Day
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews230
FAQ
Is South a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 198 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in South?
The median best seller has 198 reviews, and 39% of them have fewer than 100.
What do South best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $10.79.
Can new books break into South?
6% 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.