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Classics (Action & Adventure, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Classics (Action & Adventure, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.86, median 5,079 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.73 – $20.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,079 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Action & Adventure (30,843), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#1
- Price$40.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews32,260
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The Hobbit
- List rank#2
- Price$17.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews82,642
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- List rank#3
- Price$24.62
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,646
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,031
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The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings: Deluxe Pocket Boxed Set
- List rank#5
- Price$27.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18,668
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
- List rank#6
- Price$21.71
- Rating4.3
- Reviews16,888
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Brave New World
- List rank#7
- Price$10.34
- Rating4.4
- Reviews48,311
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Jurassic Park: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$7.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35,257
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Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews565
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
- List rank#10
- Price$8.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16,494
FAQ
Is Classics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,079 reviews and sells for $12.86.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 5,079 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.86; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.73 and $20.24.
Can new books break into Classics?
6% 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.