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Anthologies & Short Stories (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Anthologies & Short Stories (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 488 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $9.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Fantasy (36,126), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 488 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Anthologies & Short Stories best sellers
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Threshing Day (The Empyrean)
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59,929
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The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand
by Christopher Golden
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,408
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FantasticLand: A Novel
by Mike Bockoven
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7,970
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The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher (The Witcher Saga Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews67,072
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Tailored Realities
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews695
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #48
by Ken Liu
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews44
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Sword of Destiny (The Witcher Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews34,905
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Brides for Beasts: Arranged Marriage Fated Mates Collection
by Candace Ayers
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews764
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More Stories from the Twilight Zone
by John Farris
- List rank#9
- Price$12.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews63
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FAQ
Is Anthologies & Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 488 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies & Short Stories?
The median best seller has 488 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthologies & Short Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.62.
Can new books break into Anthologies & Short Stories?
14% 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.