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Epic (Poetry, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Epic (Poetry, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.57, median 182 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $10.20 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Poetry (1,350), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $0.99 to $10.20, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Epic best sellers
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Paradise Lost (AmazonClassics Edition)
by John Milton
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,903
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Galahad and the Grail (Merlin's Isle: An Arthuriad Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews405
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![Homer: The Complete Collection [The Iliad & The Odyssey] book cover by Homer](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71q5it78yTL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Homer: The Complete Collection [The Iliad & The Odyssey]
by Homer
- List rank#10
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews493
FAQ
Is Epic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 182 reviews and sells for $5.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Epic?
The median best seller has 182 reviews, and 38% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Epic best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $10.20.
Can new books break into Epic?
6% 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.