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Comparative Literature (History & Criticism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Comparative Literature (History & Criticism, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.00, median 97 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.93 – $23.14 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category History & Criticism (3,236), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Comparative Literature best sellers
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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,297
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![How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and Entertaining Guide t book cover by Thomas C. Foster](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81HV+UJE9pL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor [Third Edition]: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from The Great Gatsby to The Hate You Give – A Reference
- List rank#2
- Price$11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews187
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The Complete Harvard Classics - ALL 71 Volumes:: The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction: The Famous Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,283
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (FingerPrint Classics)
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews11,153
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Revised Edition
- List rank#5
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,650
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The Magic Mountain (Oxford World's Classics)
by Thomas Mann
- List rank#6
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,386
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#8
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews65
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: The Original 1876 Edition With Complete 162 Illustrations (A Classic Novel Of Mark Twain)
by Mark Twain
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews365
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FAQ
Is Comparative Literature a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 97 reviews and sells for $15.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Comparative Literature?
The median best seller has 97 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Comparative Literature best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.93 and $23.14.
Can new books break into Comparative Literature?
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.