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Classics (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Classics (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 8,762 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 8,762 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The White Wolf: The Elric Saga Part 3 (Elric Saga, The)
by Michael Moorcock
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews330
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East of Eden
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,708
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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East of Eden
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,375
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The Caves of Steel (The Robot Series Book 1)
by Isaac Asimov
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,552
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158,956
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Lonesome Dove: A Novel
by Larry McMurtry
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews33,233
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Classics
FAQ
Is Classics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,762 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 8,762 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Classics?
18% 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.