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Fairy Tales & Folklore (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Fairy Tales & Folklore (Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.91, median 4,509 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).

19Opportunity / 100
$8.91Median price
4,509Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $10.99
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)11%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Fantasy (28,066), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 4,509 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Fairy Tales & Folklore best sellers

  1. The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain Book 2) book cover by Sasha Peyton Smith

    The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain Book 2)

    by Sasha Peyton Smith

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews2,147

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  2. The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1) book cover by Holly Black

    The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)

    by Holly Black

    • List rank#2
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews75,859

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  3. Once Upon a Broken Heart book cover by Stephanie Garber

    Once Upon a Broken Heart

    by Stephanie Garber

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews38,434

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  4. The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition  book cover by Kiera Cass

    The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice

    by Kiera Cass

    • List rank#4
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews43,375

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  5. The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3) book cover by Holly Black

    The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3)

    by Holly Black

    • List rank#5
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews64,658

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  6. A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart) book cover by Stephanie Garber

    A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart)

    by Stephanie Garber

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews35,656

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  7. The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart Book 2) book cover by Stephanie Garber

    The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart Book 2)

    by Stephanie Garber

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews34,024

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  8. The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition book cover by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition

    by J.R.R. Tolkien

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews82,642

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  9. The Elite (The Selection Book 2) book cover by Kiera Cass

    The Elite (The Selection Book 2)

    by Kiera Cass

    • List rank#9
    • Price$8.49
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews35,353

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  10. The One: The #1 Bestselling YA Dystopian Romance Finale of Forbidden Love, Impossible Choi book cover by Kiera Cass

    The One: The #1 Bestselling YA Dystopian Romance Finale of Forbidden Love, Impossible Choices, and Fighting for Happily Ever After (The Selection Book 3)

    by Kiera Cass

    • List rank#10
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews34,326

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FAQ

Is Fairy Tales & Folklore a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,509 reviews and sells for $8.91.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Fairy Tales & Folklore?

The median best seller has 4,509 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Fairy Tales & Folklore best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $10.99.

Can new books break into Fairy Tales & Folklore?

11% 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.