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Literature (Bibliographies & Indexes, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literature (Bibliographies & Indexes, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20.23, median 33 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.46 – $30.57 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Bibliographies & Indexes (204), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 94% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.46 to $30.57, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Literature best sellers
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The Great American Read: Book of Books: Explore America's 100 Best-Loved Novels
by PBS
- List rank#1
- Price$15.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews294
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
- List rank#2
- Price$30.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews373
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The Complete Restored Ethiopian Bible in English - LARGE PRINT: 88 Books of Ancient Scriptures, Sacred Apocrypha, and Ethiopian Liturgical Heritage with Exclusive Digital Bonuses (Annotated)collection gathers 88 printed books and over 1, 712 additional digital scriptures
by Rush Nilson
- List rank#3
- Price-
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,787
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BYRON Thriller Vince Flynn Preflight Checklist: Mitch Rapp series (BYRON Preflight Checklists)
by Team BYRONref
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews60
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Brandon Sanderson Reading Order Guide: Where to Start, Series Order, and the Simplified Cosmere Reading Path (Next Chapter Guides)
by Next Chapter Guides
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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Karin Slaughter Reading Order and Checklist: The guide to the Grant County thrillers, Will Trent series, standalone novels and novellas
by Rachel Bridget Kelley
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews44
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The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
- List rank#7
- Price$12.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews195
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Kendra Elliot Series Order & Checklist: with Synopsis, Mercy Kilpatrick Books, Bone Secrets, Callahan & McLane, and Rogue River series
by Readlist
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews65
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Kay Scarpetta Reading List With Summaries and Checklist for your Kindle: PATRICIA CORNWELL KAY SCARPETTA NOVELS WITH SHORT SUMMARIES - UPDATED IN 2017 (Ultimate Reading List Book 10)
by Reading List
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews16
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Anne McCaffrey Series Reading Order: Series List - In Order: Dragonriders of Pern series, Acorna series, Catteni sequence, Brainships, The Talent series, ... (Listastik Series Reading Order Book 21)
by Listastik
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews284
FAQ
Is Literature a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 33 reviews and sells for $20.23.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literature?
The median best seller has 33 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literature best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.23; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.46 and $30.57.
Can new books break into Literature?
1% 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.