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Medieval (Ancient & Medieval Literature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medieval (Ancient & Medieval Literature, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.95, median 61 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.36 – $24.12 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Ancient & Medieval Literature (884), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Medieval best sellers
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Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#1
- Price$13.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews329
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The Writings of the Venerable Bede: A Bilingual Anthology
by Graham Scheper
- List rank#2
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews26
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The Sagas of Icelanders: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Robert Kellogg
- List rank#3
- Price$16.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,204
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Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics)
by Sir Thomas Malory
- List rank#5
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews347
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Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews176
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On Christian Teaching
by St Augustine
- List rank#7
- Price$11.09
- Rating4.5
- Reviews196
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Beowulf: Translation and Commentary
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#8
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews85
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics)
by Burton Raffel
- List rank#9
- Price$6.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews329
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Edda (Everyman's Library)
by Snorri Sturluson
- List rank#10
- Price$8.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews731
FAQ
Is Medieval a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 61 reviews and sells for $13.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medieval?
The median best seller has 61 reviews, and 60% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medieval best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.36 and $24.12.
Can new books break into Medieval?
7% 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.