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Monsters (Horror, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Monsters (Horror, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.37, median 1,409 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.01 – $14.77 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,409 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category Horror (4,068), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.37 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Monsters best sellers
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The Lord of the Rings 3-Book Paperback Box Set
- List rank#2
- Price$17.05
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,255
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Shatter Me: A Journey of Strength and Rebellion Against a Dictatorship (Shatter Me: Series One, 1)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews37,678
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Shatter Me Series 6-Book Box Set: Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#5
- Price$49.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,252
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Shadow and Bone
- List rank#7
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews48,027
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Fazbear Frights Four Book Box Set: An AFK Book Series (Five Nights At Freddy's)
- List rank#10
- Price$21.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,278
FAQ
Is Monsters a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,409 reviews and sells for $10.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Monsters?
The median best seller has 1,409 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Monsters best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.01 and $14.77.
Can new books break into Monsters?
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.