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Comparative Literature (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Comparative Literature (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 22 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.00 – $17.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Literary Criticism (1,002), 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.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 70% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 22 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
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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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$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,283
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,650
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How To Read A Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry (Harvest Book)
by Edward Hirsch
- List rank#5
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.3
- Reviews276
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Time and Narrative, Volume 2 (Time & Narrative)
by Paul Ricoeur
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14
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Rebelión en la granja (Spanish Edition)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,325
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The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics
by W. John Campbell Ph.D.
- List rank#8
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews150
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Why Poetry
by Matthew Zapruder
- List rank#9
- Price$12.10
- Rating4.5
- Reviews285
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The Novel Matrix: The Complete Novel Writing Guide
by Brad Pauquette
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125
FAQ
Is Comparative Literature a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 22 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Comparative Literature?
The median best seller has 22 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Comparative Literature best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.00 and $17.24.
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.