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Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.57, median 141 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.90 – $24.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Genres & Styles (1,801), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology best sellers
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The Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales; Fingerprint! Classics)
by Jacob Grimm
- List rank#1
- Price$15.78
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,210
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Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
by Edith Hamilton
- List rank#2
- Price$17.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,526
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Quest Continues
- List rank#3
- Price$20.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,980
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters, and Yokai of Japanese Myth: The Stories of the Mischievous Kappa, Trickster Kitsune, Horrendous Oni, and More
by Thersa Matsuura
- List rank#5
- Price$12.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews516
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The Power of Myth
- List rank#6
- Price$9.87
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,208
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Fairy Tales (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Hans Christian Anderson
- List rank#7
- Price$23.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,007
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Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)
by Liv Albert
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,562
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World of Tolkien Seven-Book Boxed Set - Tolkien Reference Books for All Ages, Illustrated Lord of the Rings Guides, Boxed Set
by David Day
- List rank#9
- Price$42.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews366
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The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
- List rank#10
- Price$10.60
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,342
FAQ
Is Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 141 reviews and sells for $18.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology?
The median best seller has 141 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.90 and $24.73.
Can new books break into Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology?
10% 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.