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American (Classics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for American (Classics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.96, median 8,769 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 8,769 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 American best sellers
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158,956
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Lonesome Dove: A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews33,233
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Harper Lee
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149,723
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March: Pulitzer Prize Winner (A Novel)
by Geraldine Brooks
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,906
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Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition: Stories
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews396
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The Bell Jar: A Timeless Coming-of-Age Classic (Modern Classics)
by Sylvia Plath
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews40,291
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The Secret History: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Donna Tartt
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews55,655
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Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A: A Special Edition of the Beloved American Classic Coming-Of-Age Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Betty Smith
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,790
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,687
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The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,028
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FAQ
Is American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,769 reviews and sells for $9.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in American?
The median best seller has 8,769 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do American best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into American?
2% 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.