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Classics (Classics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Classics (Classics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4, median 730 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $9.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Classics (8,762), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $4 its median price is below 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Classics best sellers
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,338
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The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,028
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The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,025
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A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel
by John Irving
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,125
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The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene
- List rank#6
- Price$11.86
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4,012
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The Brothers Karamazov: A New Translation by Michael R. Katz
- List rank#7
- Price$8.74
- Rating4.6
- Reviews595
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A Christmas Carol (Illustrated): The Complete Original 1843 Edition with John Leech's First Illustrations
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews309
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The Robe
by Lloyd C Douglas
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,417
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The Pilgrim's Progress: The Unabridged and Complete Edition (John Bunyan Classics)
by John Bunyan
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews545
FAQ
Is Classics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 730 reviews and sells for $4.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics?
The median best seller has 730 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics best sellers cost?
The median price is $4; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $9.49.
Can new books break into Classics?
3% 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.