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Medieval (Movements & Periods, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medieval (Movements & Periods, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.63, median 194 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.42 – $26.89 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Movements & Periods (1,719), 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.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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The Consolation of Philosophy (Penguin Classics)
by Anicius Boethius
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews737
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The Complete Old English Poems (The Middle Ages Series)
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews43
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The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)
- List rank#3
- Price$17.36
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,738
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The Canterbury Tales: (original-Spelling Edition) (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews561
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Lucian: Selected Dialogues (Oxford World's Classics)
by Lucian
- List rank#5
- Price$13.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35
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The Mabinogion (Oxford World's Classics)
by Sioned Davies
- List rank#6
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,208
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Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#7
- Price$13.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews329
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by Simon Armitage
- List rank#8
- Price$11.06
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,337
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Cicero: Selected Works
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- List rank#9
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews540
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The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)
by Carolyne Larrington
- List rank#10
- Price$13.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,267
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Medieval
FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 194 reviews and sells for $18.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 194 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $18.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.42 and $26.89.
Can new books break into Medieval?
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.