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Authorship (Publishing & Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Authorship (Publishing & Books, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.94, median 881 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.58 – $18.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has 881 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Authorship best sellers
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#4
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, Updated Edition
by George J. Thompson
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,661
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)
- List rank#6
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,540
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Page One to Done: Finish Your Novel in 30 Days with the Fast Drafting Method
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews170
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American Sign Language Dictionary, Third Edition
by Martin L.A. Sternberg
- List rank#8
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,901
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Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition: The Classic Introductory Latin Textbook with Authentic Readings and Etymological Aids (The Wheelock's Latin Series)
by Frederic M. Wheelock
- List rank#9
- Price$13.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,025
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Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems
by Mary Oliver
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews550
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FAQ
Is Authorship a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 881 reviews and sells for $12.94.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Authorship?
The median best seller has 881 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Authorship best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.58 and $18.46.
Can new books break into Authorship?
7% 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.