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Literary (Biographies, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literary (Biographies, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 156 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.49 – $8.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 43% of the parent category Biographies (361), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Literary best sellers
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Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book)
by Jacqueline Woodson
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,037
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Maya Angelou (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio)
by Emma E. Haldy
- List rank#3
- Price$12.15
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4
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Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Nonfiction Book 32)
by William Anderson
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews283
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Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
by Gary Paulsen
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews852
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)
by Lindsay Mattick
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,877
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The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Ann Cameron
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews269
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The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel)
by John Hendrix
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews512
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FAQ
Is Literary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 156 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary?
The median best seller has 156 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.49 and $8.27.
Can new books break into Literary?
3% 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.