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French (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural › European, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for French (Literature & Fiction › Dramas & Plays › Regional & Cultural › European, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.47, median 30 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.25 – $16.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category European (435), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 French best sellers
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas Classics)
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews758
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No Exit and Three Other Plays (Vintage International)
by Jean-Paul Sartre
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews858
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Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews294
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Tartuffe
by Brian Bedford
- List rank#4
- Price$8.02
- Rating4.4
- Reviews289
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Caligula and Three Other Plays (Vintage International)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#5
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- List rank#6
- Price$31.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,646
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Cyrano de Bergerac (French Edition)
by Edmond Rostand
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,494
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Cyrano de Bergerac (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
by Edmond Rostand
- List rank#10
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.4
- Reviews231
FAQ
Is French a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30 reviews and sells for $14.47.
How many reviews do you need to rank in French?
The median best seller has 30 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do French best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.47; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.25 and $16.15.
Can new books break into French?
1% 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.