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United States (Geography & Cultures, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Geography & Cultures, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 968 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 968 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Geography & Cultures (2,562), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews87
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The Weight of Blood: A biracial teen passing as white confronts a small-town Georgia prom turned deadly—YA horror exposing racism's roots
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,929
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Looking for Smoke: Now a Reese's YA Book Club Pick! A Gripping Thriller of Secrets and Survival on the Blackfeet Reservation
by K. A. Cobell
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews777
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The Hate U Give: A Story About Police Violence, Racism, and Finding Your Voice
by Angie Thomas
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51,466
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Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner—A Gripping Tale of Survival
by Scott O'Dell
- List rank#5
- Price$8.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,064
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Grown: A Story About Abuse, Exploitation, and Finding the Truth
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,912
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
by Sherman Alexie
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,060
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Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel – A Powerful YA Tale of Sisters, Family, and Survival During War
by Pablo Leon
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews62
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by Erika L. Sánchez
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,160
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XOXO: A Young Adult K-Pop Romance About a Cellist Who Risks Everything for Forbidden Love (An XOXO Novel Book 1)
by Axie Oh
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,218
Subcategories
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 968 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 968 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.24.
Can new books break into United States?
8% 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.