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West (State & Local, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for West (State & Local, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 500 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.87 – $13.01 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 500 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.87 to $13.01, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 West best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
by Marc Reisner
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,441
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The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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A Death in California: A True Account of Love and Murder Among the Very Rich
by Joan Barthel
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews662
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Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
by Steven J. Ross
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews387
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Young Men and Fire: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
by Norman MacLean
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,349
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl—A National Book Award Winner
by Timothy Egan
- List rank#8
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,474
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Shotguns and Stagecoaches: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
by John Boessenecker
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews249
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by Dee Brown
- List rank#10
- Price$10.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,626
FAQ
Is West a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 500 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in West?
The median best seller has 500 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do West best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.87 and $13.01.
Can new books break into West?
7% 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.