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Anthologies (United States, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anthologies (United States, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.79, median 649 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.61 – $18.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category United States (27,817), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 649 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Anthologies best sellers
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Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
- List rank#1
- Price$11.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158,956
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
- List rank#2
- Price$21.71
- Rating4.3
- Reviews16,888
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Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#3
- Price$19.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,075
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,095
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1984: The Graphic Novel: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Dystopian Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$12.06
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,755
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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,297
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The Anthony Bourdain Reader: New, Classic, and Rediscovered Writing
- List rank#8
- Price$23.20
- Rating4.7
- Reviews232
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The Best American Essays 2026: M. Gessen Selects the Twenty Best Essays Published This Year
by Masha Gessen
- List rank#9
- Price$18.97
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Holidays on Ice
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,765
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FAQ
Is Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 649 reviews and sells for $13.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies?
The median best seller has 649 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.61 and $18.99.
Can new books break into Anthologies?
3% 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.