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Southwest (State & Local, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Southwest (State & Local, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 317 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category State & Local (908), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 317 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Southwest best sellers
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The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,988
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Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians
by Herman Lehmann
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,159
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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,702
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21 Months a Captive: Rachel Plummer and the Fort Parker Massacre (Annotated)
by Rachel Plummer
- List rank#5
- Price$3.25
- Rating4.1
- Reviews792
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The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer
by Skip Hollandsworth
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,410
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The Liars' Club: A Memoir
by Mary Karr
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4,151
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Lizards on the Mantel, Burros at the Door: A Big Bend Memoir
by Etta Koch
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59
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The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation
by Jim Donovan
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews725
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Long Road To Abilene: The Western Adventures of Cade McCall
by Robert Vaughan
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,283
FAQ
Is Southwest a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 317 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Southwest?
The median best seller has 317 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Southwest best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Southwest?
5% 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.