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Ancient & Classical (Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient & Classical (Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13, median 682 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $18.28 |
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| 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 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 682 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ancient & Classical best sellers
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HOMER: The Iliad & the Odyssey (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Homer
- List rank#5
- Price$21.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,321
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Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$19.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,075
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Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)
by Seamus Heaney
- List rank#8
- Price$9.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,308
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The Best of Homer (The Odyssey and The Iliad)-Set of 2 Books (Fingerprint! Classics)
by Homer
- List rank#10
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews904
FAQ
Is Ancient & Classical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 682 reviews and sells for $13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient & Classical?
The median best seller has 682 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient & Classical best sellers cost?
The median price is $13; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $18.28.
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.