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Beat Generation (Movements & Periods, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Beat Generation (Movements & Periods, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.62, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14 – $32.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Movements & Periods (1,719), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Beat Generation best sellers
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On the Road: The Original Scroll: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Jack Kerouac
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews12,147
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Beerspit Night and Cursing : the Correspondence of Charles Bukowski and Sheri Martinelli, 1960-1967
- List rank#2
- Price$13.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19
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Beatdom 26: The Allen Ginsberg Special
by David S. Wills
- List rank#3
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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The Dharma Bums: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Jack Kerouac
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,981
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The Portable Jack Kerouac (Penguin Classics)
by Jack Kerouac
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews79
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Ferlinghetti's Greatest Poems
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews110
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The Town and the City: A Novel (Harvest Book)
by Jack Kerouac
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews183
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Subterranean Kerouac: The Hidden Life of Jack Kerouac
by Ellis Amburn
- List rank#8
- Price$23.45
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30
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The Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac
- List rank#9
- Price$5.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7
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Miau - Die Biografie von Prof. Dr. Miau-Miau: Über 100 Seiten gefüllt mit dem Wort "Miau" I Das perfekte Geschenk für alle Katzenliebhaber I Softcover (German Edition)
by Libroria Publishing
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews156
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FAQ
Is Beat Generation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $18.62.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Beat Generation?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Beat Generation best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $14 and $32.98.
Can new books break into Beat Generation?
1% 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.