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French (Foreign Languages, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for French (Foreign Languages, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 780 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 780 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Foreign Languages (1,770), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 French best sellers
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Short Stories in French for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way! (Readers) (French Edition)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,207
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Le Petit Prince: Avec les illustrations originales de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French Edition)
- List rank#2
- Price$0.84
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,434
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ACOTAR - Tome 1: Un Palais d'épines et de roses (French Edition)
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,134
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Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur en français facile: French Graded Reader (Level A2-B1) – Learn French Through Storytelling (French Edition)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18
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FRENCH Short Stories for beginners A1: Le Pendentif - With Translations, Vocabulary, and Short Comprehension Questions (Easy French Reader Series for Beginners) (French Edition)
by Sylvie Lainé
- List rank#5
- Price$3.90
- Rating4.5
- Reviews755
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Harry Potter à L'école des Sorciers (French Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12,876
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Arsène Lupin : L'édition complète (French Edition)
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews947
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Le Barman du Ritz (French Edition)
by Philippe Collin
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,296
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French Short Stories : Thirty French Short Stories for Beginners to Improve your French Vocabulary (French Stories for Beginners and Intermediates t. 1) (French Edition)
by Dylane Moreau
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews823
Subcategories
- History30
- Religion29
- Comics & Manga28
- Society & Social Sciences26
- Health & Family25
- Romance24
- Language, Linguistics & Writing24
- Study Aids & Revision Guides23
- Crafts, Home & Lifestyle23
- Biographies, Diaries & True Accounts23
- Children's eBooks23
- Business & Economics23
- Computing, Internet & Digital Media23
- Politics23
- Literature & Fiction23
- Personal Development & Self-Help22
- Law22
- Travel21
- Medicine21
- Reference21
- Fantasy, Horror & Science Fiction21
- Sciences & Technology20
- Arts, Film & Photography20
- Crime, Thriller & Mystery19
- LGBTQ+18
- Humor17
- Sports17
- Historical Fiction15
- Teen & Young Adult14
- Action & Adventure14
FAQ
Is French a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 780 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in French?
The median best seller has 780 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do French best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into French?
24% 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.