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Ancient & Classical (Movements & Periods, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient & Classical (Movements & Periods, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.91, median 174 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $26 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Movements & Periods (1,719), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.48 to $26, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Ancient & Classical best sellers
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The Consolation of Philosophy (Penguin Classics)
by Anicius Boethius
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews737
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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
by Emily Wilson
- List rank#2
- Price$17.67
- Rating4.5
- Reviews193
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Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay (Nobel Prize Winner) (Princeton Classics)
by Anne Carson
- List rank#3
- Price$11.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews318
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Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by Edith Hamilton
- List rank#4
- Price$17.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,526
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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,297
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Lucian: Selected Dialogues (Oxford World's Classics)
by Lucian
- List rank#7
- Price$13.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35
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Mythology
by Edith Hamilton
- List rank#8
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,667
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Macbeth - Classics
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,961
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Amor and Psyche (Mythos Books)
by Erich Neumann
- List rank#10
- Price$18.27
- Rating4.6
- Reviews65
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FAQ
Is Ancient & Classical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 174 reviews and sells for $14.91.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Classical?
The median best seller has 174 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Classical best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $26.
Can new books break into Ancient & Classical?
6% 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.