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Literary Criticism (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literary Criticism (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $25, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $19.09 – $29.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (2,548), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $25 its median price beats 84% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Literary Criticism best sellers
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classics)
by Oscar Wilde
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,655
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When Dusk Comes: Book One in the Dusk Queen Series
by J.J. Arias
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews886
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The Paris Diary & The New York Diary, 1951–1961
by Ned Rorem
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews41
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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
by Joe Vallese
- List rank#5
- Price$9.34
- Rating4.4
- Reviews152
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Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity (Series Q)
by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
- List rank#6
- Price$24.54
- Rating4.7
- Reviews65
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After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal
by Merlin Holland
- List rank#7
- Price$29.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews63
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Flamboyance: The Power of Living Boldly
by Jack Parlett
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Female Masculinity
by Jack Halberstam
- List rank#9
- Price$19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews99
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Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling
- List rank#10
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews599
FAQ
Is Literary Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary Criticism?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 93% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary Criticism best sellers cost?
The median price is $25; half of the best sellers are priced between $19.09 and $29.99.
Can new books break into Literary Criticism?
7% 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.