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Literary (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literary (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.44, median 42,045 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.29 – $11.10 |
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| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 42,045 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 12, 17 points lower than here.
- At $10.44 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Literary best sellers
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Partita: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,525
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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East of Eden
- List rank#7
- Price$28.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,708
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Peck & Peck: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews861
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The Distance Between Us: A Novel
by Maggie O'Farrell
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews5,577
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Literary Fiction
FAQ
Is Literary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 42,045 reviews and sells for $10.44.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary?
The median best seller has 42,045 reviews, and 0% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.44; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.29 and $11.10.
Can new books break into Literary?
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.