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Ancient & Classical (Dramas & Plays, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient & Classical (Dramas & Plays, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12, median 143 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.78 – $17.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Dramas & Plays (2,811), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $12 its median price is below 81% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Ancient & Classical best sellers
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The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
by Sophocles
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,653
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The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#2
- Price$5.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,039
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Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#3
- Price$6.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,659
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
- List rank#4
- Price$9.47
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides (Penguin Classics)
by Aeschylus
- List rank#5
- Price$9.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews783
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Julius Caesar: A Fully-Dramatized Audio Production From Folger Theatre
- List rank#7
- Price$9.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9
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Aeschylus II: The Oresteia (The Complete Greek Tragedies)
by . Aeschylus
- List rank#9
- Price$10.82
- Rating4.6
- Reviews234
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The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#10
- Price$8.56
- Rating4.3
- Reviews915
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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 143 reviews and sells for $12.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Classical?
The median best seller has 143 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Classical best sellers cost?
The median price is $12; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.78 and $17.73.
Can new books break into Ancient & Classical?
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.