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Ancient & Classical (Ancient & Medieval Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient & Classical (Ancient & Medieval Literature, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.97, median 497 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.15 – $18.56 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 497 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ancient & Classical best sellers
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Meditations (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Aurelius Marcus
- List rank#1
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,998
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The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics)
by Sun Tzu
- List rank#3
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,467
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HOMER: The Iliad & the Odyssey (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Homer
- List rank#4
- Price$21.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,321
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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
by Sophocles
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,653
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The Best of Homer (The Odyssey and The Iliad)-Set of 2 Books (Fingerprint! Classics)
by Homer
- List rank#8
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews904
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Lucian: Selected Dialogues (Oxford World's Classics)
by Lucian
- List rank#10
- Price$13.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35
FAQ
Is Ancient & Classical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 497 reviews and sells for $13.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Classical?
The median best seller has 497 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Classical best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.15 and $18.56.
Can new books break into Ancient & Classical?
0% 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.