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United States (Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for United States (Biographies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.79, median 232 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $11.06 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Biographies (1,456), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.79 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
- List rank#1
- Price$6
- Rating4.7
- Reviews583
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The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller
by Gideon Sterer
- List rank#2
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,907
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Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, No 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,127
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Little House on the Prairie: A Classic Chapter Book about Pioneer Family Life on the American Frontier for Children (Ages 8-12)
- List rank#4
- Price$7.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,201
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Farmer Boy: Little House, Book 2
- List rank#5
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,582
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Little House 5-Book Full-Color Box Set: Books 1 to 5
- List rank#6
- Price$20.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,397
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A Little House Picture Book Treasury: A Pioneer Family Story Collection About Frontier Life for Children (Ages 4–8)
- List rank#7
- Price$11.27
- Rating4.9
- Reviews659
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The Long Winter: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House, 6)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,689
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Thanksgiving Jokes For Kids: Why Did The Turkey Cross The Road? Thanksgiving Gifts For Children | Stories and Joke Books For Kids 8-12 (Clean Jokes for Kids)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews237
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All-of-a-Kind Family
by Sydney Taylor
- List rank#10
- Price$7.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,397
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 232 reviews and sells for $8.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 232 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $11.06.
Can new books break into United States?
1% 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.