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Anthologies (Mystery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anthologies (Mystery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 1,589 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $15.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Mystery (11,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $6.99 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,589 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Anthologies best sellers
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The Ivy Creek Cozy Mysteries: A 15-Book Cozy Mystery Collection
by Ruth Baker
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews210
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk — Editor
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,700
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The Twisted Women's Book Club
- List rank#3
- Price$19.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews18
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Witches of Willowbark: Books 1-5
by Allie Katt
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews503
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Bunburry - A Honeymoon to Die for: A Cosy Mystery Series (Countryside Mysteries: A Cosy Shorts Series Book 22)
by Helena Marchmont
- List rank#5
- Price$4.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5
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False Note (Alibis collection)
by David Lagercrantz
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.1
- Reviews8,227
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The Sound of Regret
by Trey Gowdy
- List rank#7
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,075
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Dangerous Women
by Otto Penzler
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews89
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Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$41.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,509
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Will Trent: Books 2-4: A Karin Slaughter Thriller Collection Featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken
- List rank#10
- Price$41.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Collections & Anthologies
FAQ
Is Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,589 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies?
The median best seller has 1,589 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $15.19.
Can new books break into Anthologies?
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.