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Essays & Correspondence (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays & Correspondence (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.51, median 1,728 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.93 – $16.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,728 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.51 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Essays & Correspondence best sellers
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Mere Christianity: From The Bestselling Author of the Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#1
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14,255
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,871
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
by John Green
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,222
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The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#4
- Price$9.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,934
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Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews874
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Fuck It: A Guided Self-Love and Gratitude Journal for Women to Unfuck Your Life, Exhale the Bullshit, and Love Who You Are (Cute Self Care & Self Help Books)
by Gentle Root Co
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,867
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Vintage International), Book Cover May Vary
- List rank#7
- Price$9.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,774
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Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics)
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,958
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
- List rank#9
- Price$16
- Rating4.6
- Reviews253
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Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Essays & Correspondence
FAQ
Is Essays & Correspondence a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,728 reviews and sells for $11.51.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays & Correspondence?
The median best seller has 1,728 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays & Correspondence best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.51; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.93 and $16.79.
Can new books break into Essays & Correspondence?
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.