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Absurdist (Genre Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Absurdist (Genre Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.69, median 652 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $15.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Genre Fiction (43,722), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 652 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Absurdist best sellers
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Discount Dan: Discount Dan’s Backroom Bargains, Book 1
by James Hunter
- List rank#1
- Price$20.91
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,798
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Cul-de-Sac Carnage: Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains, Book 2
by James Hunter
- List rank#2
- Price$26.35
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,993
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Kiosk Kingdom: Discount Dan’s Backroom Bargains, Book 3
by James Hunter
- List rank#3
- Price$28.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,759
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
- List rank#4
- Price$9.45
- Rating4.2
- Reviews16,986
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The Masters of Atlantis: A Novel
by Charles Portis
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews555
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Pale Fire
- List rank#6
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,943
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It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken
- List rank#8
- Price$13.60
- Rating3.9
- Reviews1,098
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Excavations: Friendship, Feminism, and Ancient Artifacts Collide
by Kate Myers
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews325
FAQ
Is Absurdist a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 652 reviews and sells for $12.69.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Absurdist?
The median best seller has 652 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Absurdist best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.69; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $15.30.
Can new books break into Absurdist?
9% 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.