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Circus (Theater, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Circus (Theater, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 25 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $10.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Theater (532), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $10.74, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Circus best sellers
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Dance for Me: The Sinners' Playground Series
by D.E. Ren
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews158
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The Nephilim Looked Like Clowns: Volume I: The History
by Paul Stobbs
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews270
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A Girl and Five Brave Horses
by Sonora Carver
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,121
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The Art of Clowning: More Paths to Your Inner Clown
by E.
- List rank#4
- Price$19.47
- Rating4.6
- Reviews36
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Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead
by Bill Griffith
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews124
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The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top
by Michael Skidgell
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews167
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Tying and Flying: Bondage for self-suspension
by Shay Tiziano
- List rank#7
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews380
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Modoc: True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived — A True Elephant Story Spanning Three Continents
by Ralph Helfer
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,498
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American OZ: An Astonishing Year Inside Traveling Carnivals at State Fairs & Festivals: Hitchhiking From California to New York, Alaska to Mexico
by Michael Sean Comerford
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews705
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Juggling: What It Is and How to Do It
by Thom Wall
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews76
FAQ
Is Circus a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 25 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Circus?
The median best seller has 25 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Circus best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $10.74.
Can new books break into Circus?
3% 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.