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Literature & Fiction (Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Literature & Fiction (Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.95, median 73,006 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.46 – $24.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 34% |
| Books on the list | 50 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 73,006 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 34% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Literature & Fiction best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony
- List rank#1
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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The Witch
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews73,134
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 1
- List rank#3
- Price$19.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,761
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
- List rank#6
- Price$17.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews102,650
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Mad Mabel: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews72,903
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Brain Damage
- List rank#8
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.3
- Reviews121,495
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The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#9
- Price$20.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
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Verity
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,270
Subcategories
- World Literature38
- Short Stories & Anthologies37
- British & Irish33
- United States33
- Poetry29
- Literary28
- History & Criticism28
- Ancient & Medieval Literature27
- Essays & Correspondence26
- Action & Adventure25
- Historical Fiction22
- Dramas & Plays22
- Disability Fiction21
- Mythology & Folk Tales19
- Genre Fiction19
- Women's Fiction18
- Humor & Satire18
- Contemporary14
- Classics14
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Literature & Fiction
FAQ
Is Literature & Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 73,006 reviews and sells for $16.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Literature & Fiction?
The median best seller has 73,006 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Literature & Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.46 and $24.95.
Can new books break into Literature & Fiction?
34% 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.