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Classics (Teens › Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Classics (Teens › Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.56, median 5,459 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.03 – $13.03 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,459 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (22,008), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The Hobbit
- List rank#1
- Price$17.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews82,642
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Lord of the Flies
- List rank#5
- Price$10.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews55,944
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#6
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
- List rank#7
- Price$11.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158,956
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The Catcher in the Rye
- List rank#8
- Price$6.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews48,352
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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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#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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 5,459 reviews and sells for $10.56.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 5,459 reviews, and 0% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.56; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.03 and $13.03.
Can new books break into Classics?
0% 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.