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Anthologies (Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Anthologies (Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 314 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
314Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$1.99 – $9.24
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)2%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths (2,598), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Anthologies best sellers

  1. Wildwood: A Fantastical Adventure and Basis for the LAIKA Film (Wildwood Chronicles Book 1 book cover by Colin Meloy

    Wildwood: A Fantastical Adventure and Basis for the LAIKA Film (Wildwood Chronicles Book 1)

    by Colin Meloy

    • List rank#1
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,386

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  2. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: The Classic Anthology of Chilling Folklore and Ghost St book cover by Alvin Schwartz

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: The Classic Anthology of Chilling Folklore and Ghost Stories for Children (Ages 8-12)

    by Alvin Schwartz

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews3,359

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  3. Under Wildwood: A New York Times Bestseller (Wildwood Chronicles Book 2) book cover by Colin Meloy

    Under Wildwood: A New York Times Bestseller (Wildwood Chronicles Book 2)

    by Colin Meloy

    • List rank#3
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews729

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  4. Wildwood Chronicles Complete Collection: Wildwood, Under Wildwood, Wildwood Imperium book cover by Colin Meloy

    Wildwood Chronicles Complete Collection: Wildwood, Under Wildwood, Wildwood Imperium

    by Colin Meloy

    • List rank#4
    • Price$21.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews736

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  5. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide) book cover by Rick Riordan

    Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide)

    by Rick Riordan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,027

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  6. The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie book cover by Soman Chainani

    The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie

    by Soman Chainani

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews6,078

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  7. Aesop's Fables: The Classic Edition by acclaimed illustrator, Charles Santore book cover by Aesop

    Aesop's Fables: The Classic Edition by acclaimed illustrator, Charles Santore

    by Aesop

    • List rank#7
    • Price$5.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,913

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  8. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything: A Delightful Halloween Read-Aloud Stor book cover by Linda Williams

    The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything: A Delightful Halloween Read-Aloud Story about Overcoming Fears

    by Linda Williams

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews6,176

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  9. Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles Book 3) book cover by Colin Meloy

    Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles Book 3)

    by Colin Meloy

    • List rank#9
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews645

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  10. The Door in the Hedge: And Other Stories book cover by Robin McKinley

    The Door in the Hedge: And Other Stories

    by Robin McKinley

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews648

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Same niche in Books: Anthologies

FAQ

Is Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 314 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies?

The median best seller has 314 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Anthologies best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.24.

Can new books break into Anthologies?

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.