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Literary Fiction (Genre Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literary Fiction (Genre Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.28, median 4,598 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.47 – $16.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,598 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.28 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Literary Fiction best sellers
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This Is How It Always Is: A Novel
by Laurie Frankel
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews41,868
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Canon: A Novel
by Paige Lewis
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews115
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John of John (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
by Douglas Stuart
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,110
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#6
- Price$9.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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The Measure: A Novel – The Instant New York Times Bestseller About Hope, Destiny, and Living Life to the Fullest
by Nikki Erlick
- List rank#7
- Price$10.73
- Rating4.2
- Reviews47,976
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Martyr! (National Book Award Finalist): A Novel
by Kaveh Akbar
- List rank#8
- Price$10.66
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13,623
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Captive Prince (The Captive Prince Trilogy Book 1)
by C. S. Pacat
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,727
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FAQ
Is Literary Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,598 reviews and sells for $11.28.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary Fiction?
The median best seller has 4,598 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.28; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.47 and $16.22.
Can new books break into Literary Fiction?
9% 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.