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Anthologies (Science Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anthologies (Science Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.29, median 2,173 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.52 – $17.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Science Fiction (30,843), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,173 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.29 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Anthologies best sellers
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The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#1
- Price$40.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews32,260
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FantasticLand: A Novel
by Mike Bockoven
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7,970
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Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
- List rank#4
- Price$9.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16,708
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Exhalation
by Ted Chiang
- List rank#5
- Price$8.65
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,945
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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
- List rank#6
- Price$29.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,153
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Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
by Ann Leckie
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews412
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Tailored Realities
- List rank#8
- Price$29.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews695
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #48
by Ken Liu
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews44
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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Anthologies & Short Stories
FAQ
Is Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,173 reviews and sells for $11.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies?
The median best seller has 2,173 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.52 and $17.00.
Can new books break into Anthologies?
11% 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.