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Collections & Anthologies (Horror, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Collections & Anthologies (Horror, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.48, median 1,019 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.10 – $18.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Horror (19,712), one of the easier corners under it.
- 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,019 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Collections & Anthologies best sellers
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Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror
by Jeneva Rose
- List rank#1
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,651
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FantasticLand: A Novel
by Mike Bockoven
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews7,970
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk — Editor
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,700
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
by Stephen Fry
- List rank#4
- Price$16.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29
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Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#5
- Price$19.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,075
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It's All Forgotten Now: 10 Cosmically Weird and Darkly Liminal Tales From the Margins
by Wallace Mack
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II
by Shane Hawk
- List rank#8
- Price$15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews45
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Strange Pictures: An Eerie Journey through disturbing drawings – the debut novel from a mystery horror YouTube sensation (The Strange Series, 1)
by Uketsu
- List rank#9
- Price$9.97
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,008
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The Scary Book of Christmas Lore: 50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World
by Tim Rayborn
- List rank#10
- Price$7.85
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,019
FAQ
Is Collections & Anthologies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,019 reviews and sells for $14.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Collections & Anthologies?
The median best seller has 1,019 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Collections & Anthologies best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.10 and $18.62.
Can new books break into Collections & Anthologies?
22% 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.