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Ghosts (Teens › Horror, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ghosts (Teens › Horror, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 1,228 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.14 – $12.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 30% of the parent category Horror (4,068), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.99 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,228 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ghosts best sellers
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Long Way Down
- List rank#1
- Price$6.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,337
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones
- List rank#2
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,359
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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#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews4,038
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews17,217
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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Medal Winner―A Beloved Children's Classic About Friendship, Imagination, and Coping with Loss
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,703
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Fazbear Frights Four Book Box Set: An AFK Book Series (Five Nights At Freddy's)
- List rank#7
- Price$21.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,278
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Land of Ghosts
by E L James
- List rank#9
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.1
- Reviews34
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FAQ
Is Ghosts a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,228 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ghosts?
The median best seller has 1,228 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ghosts best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.14 and $12.98.
Can new books break into Ghosts?
10% 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.