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South (State & Local, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for South (State & Local, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 359 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category State & Local (908), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 359 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 South best sellers
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Kingdom of Devils: A Tale of Murder in the Shadow of the American Revolution
by Katherine Grandjean
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,174
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,154
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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#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews596
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The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
by John Oller
- List rank#5
- Price$13.86
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,135
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The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
by Denise Kiernan
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7,654
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The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)
by Sarah M. Broom
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4,725
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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
by Chris Rose
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews369
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Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs
by Amanda Lamb
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews4,865
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An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch
by M. Ingram
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews471
FAQ
Is South a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 359 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in South?
The median best seller has 359 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do South best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into South?
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.