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Ghost Stories: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Ghost Stories, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 494 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Horror (8,896), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 494 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Ghost Stories best sellers
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The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening: A Supernatural Romance with Drama, Love Triangles, and Adventure in the Hidden World of Vampires
by L. J. Smith
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews4,038
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews17,217
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School of Broken Souls: Academy of Souls Book 1
by C.R. Jane
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,088
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Spirit Ascendancy (The Gateway Trilogy Book 3)
by E.E. Holmes
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,822
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Land of Ghosts
by E L James
- List rank#7
- Price$8.69
- Rating4.1
- Reviews34
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Anya's Ghost
by Vera Brosgol
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,335
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The Vanishing Stair: The New York Times Bestselling Second Truly Devious Young Adult Mystery Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,329
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The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle: New York Times Bestselling YA Series - Book 2 of Dangerous Love and Heart-Stopping Suspense
by L. J. Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,352
FAQ
Is Ghost Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 494 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ghost Stories?
The median best seller has 494 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ghost Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Ghost Stories?
15% 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.