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Anthologies (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories & Anthologies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anthologies (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories & Anthologies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.63, median 2,719 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.20 – $15.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,719 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.63 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Anthologies best sellers
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Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder
by Charlotte MacLeod
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews470
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#2
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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Christmas Mountain Romance Collection (Macy, Ruby, Nina): Three Sweet Small Town Romances with Holiday Magic (SUSAN HATLER's Special Editions Book 10)
by Susan Hatler
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews128
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The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set
- List rank#4
- Price$27.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18,668
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The Things They Carried: A Pulitzer Prize Finalist - The Classic Work of American Literature on War, Memory, and Storytelling
by Tim O'Brien
- List rank#5
- Price$9.98
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,580
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Disney Princess: 5-Minute Princess Stories (5-Minute Stories)
by Disney Books
- List rank#6
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.9
- Reviews4,656
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Stories for 1-Year-Olds - A First Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Short Stories to Read to Your Babies and Toddlers
- List rank#7
- Price$7.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,153
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Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition
- List rank#8
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews565
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The Good Girl: A Psychological Thriller of Abductions, Emotional Entanglements and Dark Family Secrets
by Mary Kubica
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews55,893
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art!―The Ultimate Horror Book Set for Kids and Adults
- List rank#10
- Price$15.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,359
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Anthologies & Collections
FAQ
Is Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,719 reviews and sells for $10.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies?
The median best seller has 2,719 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.20 and $15.88.
Can new books break into Anthologies?
9% 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.