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Literature & Fiction (Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literature & Fiction (Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 30,138 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 12/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 45% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 30,138 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 45% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Literature & Fiction best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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The Witch
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews73,134
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I Accidentally Joined a Wolf Shifter Group Chat
by Roxie Ray
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,045
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,267
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Verity
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,270
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The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 1
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,761
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
Subcategories
- Adaptations & Pastiche38
- Short Stories36
- Religious & Inspirational Fiction32
- Foreign Language Fiction30
- Black & African American29
- Anthologies & Literature Collections28
- United States27
- Animals27
- Indigenous27
- Essays & Correspondence23
- World Literature22
- People with Disabilities21
- Contemporary Fiction21
- Immigration20
- Women's Fiction20
- Suburban20
- Absurdist19
- Action & Adventure19
- Drama & Plays18
- Genre Fiction18
- Poetry18
- Mythology & Folk Tales15
- Small Town & Rural15
- Historical Fiction15
- Classics14
- Horror14
- Literary Fiction12
- Humor & Satire11
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FAQ
Is Literature & Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 12/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30,138 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literature & Fiction?
The median best seller has 30,138 reviews, and 1% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literature & Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Literature & Fiction?
45% 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.