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Literary Theory: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literary Theory, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $27.84, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20.22 – $35 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Literature (417), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $27.84 its median price beats 87% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Literary Theory best sellers
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An Experiment in Criticism (Canto Classics)
- List rank#1
- Price$15.62
- Rating4.7
- Reviews292
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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
by Rene Girard
- List rank#2
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews260
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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
by Jonathan Culler
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews683
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To Think Is to Say No
- List rank#4
- Price$24.95
- Reviews-
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The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World
by Elaine Scarry
- List rank#5
- Price$19.51
- Rating4.5
- Reviews193
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The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)
by Todd McGowan
- List rank#6
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27
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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory
by Andrew Bennett
- List rank#7
- Price$27.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews64
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Giving an Account of Oneself: Twentieth Anniversary Edition, with a new preface by the author
by Judith Butler
- List rank#8
- Price$24.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Of Grammatology
- List rank#9
- Price$37.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews123
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A Dictionary of Critical Theory (Oxford Quick Reference)
by Ian Buchanan
- List rank#10
- Price$17.30
- Rating4.5
- Reviews162
FAQ
Is Literary Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $27.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary Theory?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literary Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $27.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $20.22 and $35.
Can new books break into Literary Theory?
2% 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.