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Legal (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Legal (Thrillers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 10,708 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $6.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 10,708 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Thrillers (43,040), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Legal best sellers
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The Law Student: A Short Story Prequel to The French Illusion (The French Illusion Series)
by John Grisham
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,490
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A Calamity of Souls
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews37,355
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An Innocent Client: A Joe Dillard Novel (Joe Dillard Series Book 1)
by Scott Pratt
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews79,375
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The Murder Trial: A Thriller
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Harper Lee
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149,723
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The Defense Rests: A Legal Thriller (Becca Mason Legal Thrillers Book 1)
by Peter Kirkland
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews249
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FAQ
Is Legal a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10,708 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Legal?
The median best seller has 10,708 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Legal best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $6.49.
Can new books break into Legal?
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.