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Southwest (U.S. Regional, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Southwest (U.S. Regional, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.98, median 96 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 46% of the parent category U.S. Regional (210), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Southwest best sellers
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Retro Cookbook: The Most Popular Vintage Recipes from the 1950s
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews142
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ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ
by Arnie Segovia
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,186
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The Perini Ranch Steakhouse Cookbook: A Celebration of History, Heritage, and Home on the Ranch
by Lisa Perini
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews44
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Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: Modern Plant-Based Recipes using Native American Ingredients
by Lois Ellen Frank PhD
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews107
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A Taste of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail
by Kent Rollins
- List rank#5
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,182
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks—The Essential Recipes: 120 Greatest Hits, New Twists, and Perfected Classics – A Foolproof Guide for Home Cooks
by Ree Drummond
- List rank#6
- Price$17.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,442
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The Complete Pizza Cookbook: Easy, Healthy and Homemade Pizza Recipes Your Whole Family Will Love
by Camila Davis
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews459
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Pati Jinich Foods of La Frontera: Recipes and New Taste Frontiers from Both Sides of the Border – 125 Recipes from the Vibrant US-Mexico Borderlands
by Pati Jinich
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews49
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The Nolan Ryan Beef & Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes from a Texas Kitchen
by Nolan Ryan
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews94
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My Mexican Favorites: 60 Easy, From-Scratch Recipes with Authentic Flavor
by Zachary Rodriguez
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews281
FAQ
Is Southwest a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 96 reviews and sells for $8.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Southwest?
The median best seller has 96 reviews, and 53% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Southwest best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Southwest?
7% 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.