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Classics & Allegories (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Classics & Allegories (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.58, median 866 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.95 – $14.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,191), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 866 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.58 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Classics & Allegories best sellers
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Return to the Shack: A Journey into Redemption
- List rank#1
- Price$20.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews427
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The Screwtape Letters: From The Bestselling Author of the Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#2
- Price$9.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews20,878
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The Ones We Wait For: A Novel
by Michael V. Ivanov
- List rank#3
- Price$14.85
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,716
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The Brothers Karamazov: Bicentennial Edition
- List rank#6
- Price$11.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,006
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The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (Revised and easy-to-read) (The Pilgrim's Progress Series)
by John Bunyan
- List rank#7
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,191
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The Day Jesus Moved Next Door (The Best of Days)
by Sean Elliot Russell
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,856
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A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
- List rank#10
- Price$3
- Rating4.7
- Reviews882
FAQ
Is Classics & Allegories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 866 reviews and sells for $11.58.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Classics & Allegories?
The median best seller has 866 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Classics & Allegories best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.58; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.95 and $14.88.
Can new books break into Classics & Allegories?
6% 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.