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Classics (Horror, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Classics (Horror, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.49, median 4,592 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| 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 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 4,592 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 Horror (15,360), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,277
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And Then There Were None
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews59,136
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The Poppy War: An Epic Fantasy of War, Magic, and Mythology in a High-Conflict World from Bestselling Author R. F. Kuang
by R. F. Kuang
- List rank#8
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews39,467
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The Change: A Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews12,013
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FAQ
Is Classics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,592 reviews and sells for $6.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 4,592 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $10.99.
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.