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Literary (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literary (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 17,449 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 11/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| 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 17,449 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Literary best sellers
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Partita: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,525
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Love You More: A Novel
by Emily Giffin
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,600
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Little Wonder: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel (Thousand Voices)
by Sophie Chen Keller
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,111
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This Is How It Always Is: A Novel
by Laurie Frankel
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews41,868
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Norwegian Wood (Vintage International)
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews23,832
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife: A Heartwarming Story of Redemption and Forgiveness, Discover the Power of Second Changes and Found Family
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews22,450
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The Things We Never Say: A Novel
by Elizabeth Strout
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews41,065
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The Briar Club: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews65,601
FAQ
Is Literary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 11/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 17,449 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary?
The median best seller has 17,449 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Literary?
12% 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.