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Criticism & Theory: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Criticism & Theory, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.94, median 1,031 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.55 – $17.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category History & Criticism (3,236), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,031 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Criticism & Theory best sellers
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews181,034
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- List rank#3
- Price$11.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews874
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
- List rank#5
- Price$13.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,438
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The Stranger: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Albert Camus Classics)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,065
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
by Mortimer J. Adler
- List rank#7
- Price$12.10
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,140
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Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
- List rank#8
- Price$19.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,075
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Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature
by Emily Wilson
- List rank#9
- Price$17.67
- Rating4.5
- Reviews193
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The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)
- List rank#10
- Price$17.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,738
FAQ
Is Criticism & Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,031 reviews and sells for $12.94.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Criticism & Theory?
The median best seller has 1,031 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Criticism & Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.55 and $17.00.
Can new books break into Criticism & Theory?
5% 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.