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United States (Explore the World, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Explore the World, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 108 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Explore the World (608), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Walt Disney (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
by Barbara Kramer
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews370
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Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence
by Neil Gorsuch
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews850
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Adventure in Grand Canyon National Park: A Mystery Adventure (National Park Mystery Series Book 3)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,244
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Gross Facts About the U.S. Civil War (Gross History)
by Mira Vonne
- List rank#4
- Price$8.54
- Rating3.6
- Reviews10
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Bones and Berserkers (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #13): 13 True Tales of Terror from American History
by Nathan Hale
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews372
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Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Nonfiction Book 32)
by William Anderson
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews283
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Barack Obama (Presidents of the U.S.A.)
by Catherine Nichols
- List rank#7
- Price$32.79
- Rating2.3
- Reviews5
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The Oregon Trail: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: History)
by Matt Doeden
- List rank#8
- Price$6.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews678
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American History: A Visual Encyclopedia of United States History (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)
by DK
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,485
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 108 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 108 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into United States?
6% 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.