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United Kingdom (Western, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United Kingdom (Western, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 808 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).

31Opportunity / 100
$8.99Median price
808Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $11.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)5%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 808 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • 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 United Kingdom best sellers

  1. Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England book cover by Kate Hubbard

    Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England

    by Kate Hubbard

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews80

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  2. The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain book cover by Bill Bryson

    The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

    by Bill Bryson

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews19,847

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  3. Swan Song: Diana, my sister book cover by Charles Spencer

    Swan Song: Diana, my sister

    by Charles Spencer

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,271

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  4. Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech book cover by Brian Merchant

    Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

    by Brian Merchant

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews293

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  5. Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life book cover by Lucy Worsley

    Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life

    by Lucy Worsley

    • List rank#5
    • Price$17.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews274

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  6. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder book cover by David Grann

    The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

    by David Grann

    • List rank#6
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews43,268

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  7. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland book cover by Patrick Radden Keefe

    Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

    by Patrick Radden Keefe

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews21,401

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  8. Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution book cover by Priya Satia

    Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution

    by Priya Satia

    • List rank#8
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews70

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  9. The Fourth Queen: A BRAND NEW enthralling story of courage, betrayal, and hidden histories book cover by Nicola Cornick

    The Fourth Queen: A BRAND NEW enthralling story of courage, betrayal, and hidden histories at the heart of the Tudor court

    by Nicola Cornick

    • List rank#9
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews878

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  10. The Six Wives of Henry VIII book cover by Alison Weir

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    by Alison Weir

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews4,196

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FAQ

Is United Kingdom a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 808 reviews and sells for $8.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in United Kingdom?

The median best seller has 808 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.

What do United Kingdom best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.

Can new books break into United Kingdom?

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.