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Students: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Students, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.99, median 19 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.99 – $19.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Specialty Travel (352), one of the easier corners under it.
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 19 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Students best sellers
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Rick Steves Ireland (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#1
- Price$23.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34
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Rick Steves London (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#2
- Price$21.33
- Rating4.8
- Reviews23
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Rick Steves Spain (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#3
- Price$25.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews31
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Rick Steves Iceland (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#4
- Price$21.93
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Rick Steves Scotland (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#5
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews21
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Rick Steves France (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#6
- Price$25.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews29
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Rick Steves Best of Italy (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#8
- Price$23.32
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Rick Steves England (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#10
- Price$28.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Students a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 19 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Students?
The median best seller has 19 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Students best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.99 and $19.02.
Can new books break into Students?
21% 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.