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Classics (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Classics (Science Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 3,450 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,450 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Science Fiction (11,570), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30,923
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The Caves of Steel (The Robot Series Book 1)
by Isaac Asimov
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,552
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Dune Messiah
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews37,176
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Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, Book 1)
by Dan Simmons
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews31,188
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Flowers for Algernon: Student Edition
by Daniel Keyes
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews40,568
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Ender's Game (Ender Quintet Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews45,943
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Animal Farm: (Authorized Orwell Edition)—A Mariner Books Classic (An Hbj Modern Classic)
- List rank#8
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,331
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Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy Book 1)
by William Gibson
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews20,530
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FAQ
Is Classics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,450 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 3,450 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Classics?
2% 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.