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Epic (Themes & Styles, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Epic (Themes & Styles, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13, median 783 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.38 – $18.30 |
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| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 783 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 Epic best sellers
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Galahad and the Grail (Merlin's Isle: An Arthuriad), 1
- List rank#1
- Price$26.07
- Rating4.8
- Reviews405
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The Coming of Arthur (Merlin's Isle: An Arthuriad, 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$30.98
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HOMER: The Iliad & the Odyssey (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Homer
- List rank#9
- Price$21.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,321
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The Complete Old English Poems (The Middle Ages Series)
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews43
FAQ
Is Epic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 783 reviews and sells for $13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Epic?
The median best seller has 783 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Epic best sellers cost?
The median price is $13; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.38 and $18.30.
Can new books break into Epic?
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.