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Monologues & Scenes (Drama & Plays, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Monologues & Scenes (Drama & Plays, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).

22Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
7Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$6.99 – $13.99
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)14%
Books on the list99
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Drama & Plays (908), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
  • 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Monologues & Scenes best sellers

  1. The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated: The Chubbuck Technique--The 12-Step Acting Me book cover by Ivana Chubbuck

    The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated: The Chubbuck Technique--The 12-Step Acting Method for Creating Dynamic Characters

    by Ivana Chubbuck

    • List rank#1
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews100

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  2. Norma Jeane Baker of Troy book cover by Anne Carson

    Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

    by Anne Carson

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.08
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews143

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  3. Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated: An Actor's Toolkit book cover by Rhona Silverbush

    Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated: An Actor's Toolkit

    by Rhona Silverbush

    • List rank#3
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews61

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  4. A Trilogy of Terror: Three One-Act Plays of Classic Horror book cover by Stephen DeCesare

    A Trilogy of Terror: Three One-Act Plays of Classic Horror

    by Stephen DeCesare

    • List rank#4
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  5. We Create Our Own Monsters: Monologues from the Moment you Cross the Line book cover by Johnathan Crane

    We Create Our Own Monsters: Monologues from the Moment you Cross the Line

    by Johnathan Crane

    • List rank#5
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews20

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  6. The Works of John Leguizamo: Freak, Spic-o-rama, Mambo Mouth, and Sexaholix book cover by John Leguizamo

    The Works of John Leguizamo: Freak, Spic-o-rama, Mambo Mouth, and Sexaholix

    by John Leguizamo

    • List rank#6
    • Price$11.39
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews56

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  7. Henry IV (William Shakespeare Masterpieces Book 2) book cover by William Shakespeare

    Henry IV (William Shakespeare Masterpieces Book 2)

    by William Shakespeare

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Reviews-

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  8. THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN KAFKA AND DOSTOEVSKY book cover by Amrendra Pandey

    THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN KAFKA AND DOSTOEVSKY

    by Amrendra Pandey

    • List rank#8
    • Price$1
    • Reviews-

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  9. A Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus book cover by Stephen DeCesare

    A Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

    by Stephen DeCesare

    • List rank#9
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews1

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  10. Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide book cover by Joanna Merlin

    Auditioning: An Actor-Friendly Guide

    by Joanna Merlin

    • List rank#10
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews93

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FAQ

Is Monologues & Scenes a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Monologues & Scenes?

The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Monologues & Scenes best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $13.99.

Can new books break into Monologues & Scenes?

14% 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.