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Modernism (Movements & Periods, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Modernism (Movements & Periods, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $24.24, median 42 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.50 – $32.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Movements & Periods (1,719), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $24.24 its median price beats 83% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Modernism best sellers
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The Waste Land and Other Poems (Penguin Classics)
by T. S. Eliot
- List rank#2
- Price$6.63
- Rating4.3
- Reviews797
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T. S. Eliot: Collected Poems, 1909-1962 (The Centenary Edition)
by T. S. Eliot
- List rank#3
- Price$23.36
- Rating4.6
- Reviews782
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The Maltese Falcon: The Restored Text
by Dashiell Hammett
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews173
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American Lit 101: From Nathaniel Hawthorne to Harper Lee and Naturalism to Magical Realism, an essential guide to American writers and works (Adams 101 Series)
by Brianne Keith
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews63
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In Defense Of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton
- List rank#6
- Price$18.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews518
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Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington
by Joanna Moorhead
- List rank#7
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews62
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The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Dorothy Parker
- List rank#8
- Price$13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews574
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Lady Chatterley's Lover: The Complete, Unexpurgated 1928 Edition (Annotated): D. H. Lawrences Banned Novel of Desire, Class, and Modern Life (British & Irish Classics)
by D. H. Lawrence
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews14
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Ulysses (Classic Hardcover): James Joyce, Uncensored HARDCOVER 1922 Original Collectible Classic Edition, A Modernist Irish Literary Masterpiece
by James Joyce
- List rank#10
- Price$25.97
- Rating4.2
- Reviews3,827
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FAQ
Is Modernism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 42 reviews and sells for $24.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Modernism?
The median best seller has 42 reviews, and 70% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Modernism best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.50 and $32.24.
Can new books break into Modernism?
4% 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.