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17th Century (Modern, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for 17th Century (Modern, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $34.95, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $22.28 – $46.75 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Modern (270), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $34.95 its median price beats 91% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 17th Century best sellers
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Original Illustrations
by Mark Twain
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,699
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Illustrated 1875 Edition): F. P. Walter Translation
by Jules Verne
- List rank#2
- Price$14.43
- Rating4.8
- Reviews608
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The Meaning of Shakespeare, Volume 2: Troilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Timon of Athens, ... Winter's Tale, The Tempest (Phoenix Books)
by Harold C. Goddard
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews60
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Illustrated Hawthorne: The House of the Seven Gables
- List rank#4
- Price$10.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews77
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The Scarlet Letter (Original Illustrations): Illustrated Classic
- List rank#5
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews162
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Illustrated): The Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
by Jules Verne
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews207
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (Illustrated): Arsène Lupin 100th Anniversary Collection
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews685
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Milton: Paradise Lost (Longman Annotated English Poets)
by Alastair Fowler
- List rank#8
- Price$75.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,903
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Thomas Browne: Selected Writings (21st-Century Oxford Authors)
by Kevin Killeen
- List rank#9
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22
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The Blazing World and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics)
by Margaret Cavendish
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
FAQ
Is 17th Century a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $34.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in 17th Century?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 92% of them have fewer than 100.
What do 17th Century best sellers cost?
The median price is $34.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $22.28 and $46.75.
Can new books break into 17th Century?
4% 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.