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Alchemy: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Alchemy, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.50, median 732 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.49 – $12.94 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Occult (3,415), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 732 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Alchemy best sellers
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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The Touch Remedy: Hands-On Solutions to De-Stress Your Life – Empowering Acupressure and Reflexology for Anxiety, Pain, and Immunity
by Michelle K. Ebbin
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews47
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Copper Beach (Dark Legacy Novel Book 1)
by Jayne Ann Krentz
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,320
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The Bone Witch (The Osseous Chronicles Book 1)
by Ivy Asher
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,134
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A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy, Book 1)
by Deborah Harkness
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews55,392
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The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones: A Dark Academia Fantasy
by Lex Croucher
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews517
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The Blood Witch (The Osseous Chronicles Book 2)
by Ivy Asher
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,778
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The Bound Witch (The Osseous Chronicles Book 3)
by Ivy Asher
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,856
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The Pilgrimage: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist (Plus)
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,209
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The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transform and Enrich Your Life
by Tenzin Wangyal
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
FAQ
Is Alchemy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 732 reviews and sells for $9.50.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Alchemy?
The median best seller has 732 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Alchemy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.50; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.49 and $12.94.
Can new books break into Alchemy?
5% 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.