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Collections & Anthologies (Mystery, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Collections & Anthologies (Mystery, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 2,492 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,492 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Mystery (5,252), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Collections & Anthologies best sellers
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FantasticLand: A Novel
by Mike Bockoven
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7,970
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The Ivy Creek Cozy Mysteries: A 15-Book Cozy Mystery Collection
by Ruth Baker
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews210
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Witches of Willowbark: Books 1-5
by Allie Katt
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews503
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Bunburry - A Honeymoon to Die for: A Cosy Mystery Series (Countryside Mysteries: A Cosy Shorts Series Book 22)
by Helena Marchmont
- List rank#4
- Price$4.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5
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False Note (Alibis collection)
by David Lagercrantz
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.1
- Reviews8,227
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Dangerous Women
by Otto Penzler
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews89
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Bandits: A Novel
by Elmore Leonard
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews288
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USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series
by Dennis Lehane
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews157
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The Man in Black: And Other Stories
by Elly Griffiths
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,877
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Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years
by Michael Kurland
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews51
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FAQ
Is Collections & Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,492 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Collections & Anthologies?
The median best seller has 2,492 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Collections & Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Collections & Anthologies?
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.