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Absurdist (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Absurdist (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 423 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 423 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Absurdist best sellers
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The Masters of Atlantis: A Novel
by Charles Portis
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews555
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Cul-de-sac Carnage : A LitRPG Adventure (Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains Book 2)
by James Hunter
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,993
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
- List rank#3
- Price$8.67
- Rating4.2
- Reviews16,986
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Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,636
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The Third Policeman: A Novel
by Flann O'Brien
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,636
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The Lion's Den (Inheritance collection)
by Anthony Marra
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews2,004
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Nothing Civil About It: The Epic (and Made-Up) Story of the Second American Civil War
by Scott Dikkers
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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Jude The Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
- List rank#9
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3,501
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It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken
- List rank#10
- Price$8.18
- Rating3.9
- Reviews1,098
FAQ
Is Absurdist a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 423 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Absurdist?
The median best seller has 423 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Absurdist best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Absurdist?
11% 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.