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Literary Criticism & Collections (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literary Criticism & Collections (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 41 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$7.99Median price
41Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)3%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (31,086), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Literary Criticism & Collections best sellers

  1. The Unofficial Divergent Aptitude Test: Discover Your True Faction! book cover by Noel St. Clair

    The Unofficial Divergent Aptitude Test: Discover Your True Faction!

    by Noel St. Clair

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating3.8
    • Reviews110

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  2. Rebelión en la granja (Spanish Edition) book cover by George Orwell

    Rebelión en la granja (Spanish Edition)

    by George Orwell

    • List rank#2
    • Price$2.49
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews7,325

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  3. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide book cover by Stephenie Meyer

    The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

    by Stephenie Meyer

    • List rank#3
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,703

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  4. The Call of the Wild (Illustrated): The 1903 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations book cover by Jack London

    The Call of the Wild (Illustrated): The 1903 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations

    by Jack London

    • List rank#4
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews205

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  5. The Fantastic World of Terry Jones: Fairy Tales: A Funny Illustrated Children's Book of Wh book cover by Terry Jones

    The Fantastic World of Terry Jones: Fairy Tales: A Funny Illustrated Children's Book of Whimsical Bedtime Stories

    by Terry Jones

    • List rank#5
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews163

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  6. The True Histories: Of the ShadowVerse (Shadows and Shade Book 4) book cover by Amanda Cashure

    The True Histories: Of the ShadowVerse (Shadows and Shade Book 4)

    by Amanda Cashure

    • List rank#6
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews340

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  7. Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game book cover by Orson Scott Card

    Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game

    by Orson Scott Card

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews59

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  8. Guts book cover by Gary Paulsen

    Guts

    by Gary Paulsen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews450

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  9. Clean Graphic Novels : 50 Essential Reads with Honest Age and Content Notes book cover by David Bell

    Clean Graphic Novels : 50 Essential Reads with Honest Age and Content Notes

    by David Bell

    • List rank#9
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2

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  10. Marcel Proust: In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7] (Quattro Classics) (The Greatest Wr book cover by Marcel Proust

    Marcel Proust: In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7] (Quattro Classics) (The Greatest Writers of All Time)

    by Marcel Proust

    • List rank#10
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews18

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FAQ

Is Literary Criticism & Collections a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 41 reviews and sells for $7.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary Criticism & Collections?

The median best seller has 41 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Literary Criticism & Collections best sellers cost?

The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Literary Criticism & Collections?

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.