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Anthologies & Short Stories (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Anthologies & Short Stories (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 356 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Science Fiction (11,570), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 14, 19 points lower than here.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Anthologies & Short Stories best sellers
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FantasticLand: A Novel
by Mike Bockoven
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7,970
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Tailored Realities
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews695
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Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
by Ann Leckie
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews412
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #48
by Ken Liu
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews44
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Ark (Forward collection)
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews7,515
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More Stories from the Twilight Zone
by John Farris
- List rank#7
- Price$12.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews63
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,756
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Same niche in Books: Short Stories
FAQ
Is Anthologies & Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 356 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthologies & Short Stories?
The median best seller has 356 reviews, and 38% 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 $9.99.
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.