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Literary (Historical & Literary, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literary (Historical & Literary, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 124 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $13.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Historical & Literary (328), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $13.34, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Literary best sellers
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Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons Of Ares Vol. 1
by Pierce Brown
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,029
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Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1: Precious Little Life Color Edition
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,912
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Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation
by Miles Hyman
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews333
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Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes - 30th Anniversary Edition (The Sandman)
by Neil Gaiman
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,869
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Solomon Kane: The Lion Errant #4 (Conan the Barbarian)
by Patrick Zircher
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5
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Doomsday Clock: The Complete Collection (Doomsday Clock (2017-))
by Geoff Johns
- List rank#9
- Price$16.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,095
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Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,338
FAQ
Is Literary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 124 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary?
The median best seller has 124 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $13.34.
Can new books break into Literary?
11% 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.