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Authorship (Publishing & Books, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Authorship (Publishing & Books, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.84, median 214 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Authorship best sellers
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Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews498
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Superdraft: The Art and Science of Better, Faster Writing
by Thomas Dean Donnelly
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Writing Fiction For Dummies
by Peter Economy
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,243
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Jack Reacher: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Lee Child
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,549
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Themes and Variations: An Essay
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,709
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Creative Writing For Dummies
by Maggie Hamand
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
by Will Storr
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing Book 1)
by Randy Ingermanson
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,541
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FAQ
Is Authorship a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 214 reviews and sells for $6.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Authorship?
The median best seller has 214 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Authorship best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Authorship?
8% 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.