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Fiction (Writing, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fiction (Writing, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.25, median 1,000 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.31 – $18.40 |
|---|---|
| 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 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,000 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Writing (2,234), one of the easier corners under it.
- 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 Fiction best sellers
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
by Stephen King
- List rank#1
- Price$9.23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews20,553
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- List rank#3
- Price$10.81
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,641
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Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling
by Frank Miller
- List rank#4
- Price$18.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews81
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)
- List rank#5
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,540
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Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,053
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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#7
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less
by Jim VandeHei
- List rank#8
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,943
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The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
by Beth Kempton
- List rank#9
- Price$10.44
- Rating4.7
- Reviews223
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The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
by Roland Allen
- List rank#10
- Price$14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews753
FAQ
Is Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,000 reviews and sells for $14.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fiction?
The median best seller has 1,000 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.31 and $18.40.
Can new books break into Fiction?
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.