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Southern (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Southern (United States, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 7,728 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 7,728 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category United States (27,817), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Southern best sellers
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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Judge Stone: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31,709
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Run, Rose, Run: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews57,474
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Where the Wildflowers Grow
by Terah Shelton Harris
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,088
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When Crickets Cry
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews37,937
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Kin: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel
by Tayari Jones
- List rank#8
- Price$19.04
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18,491
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Violent Echoes: A Brooks & Banks Novel
by PJ Mouchet
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews640
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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Southern United States
FAQ
Is Southern a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7,728 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Southern?
The median best seller has 7,728 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Southern best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Southern?
14% 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.