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Movements & Periods (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Movements & Periods (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 278 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Literary Criticism (1,002), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 278 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Movements & Periods 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 Stranger: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Albert Camus Classics)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,065
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Animal Farm
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,618
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The Complete Old English Poems (The Middle Ages Series)
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews43
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Jane Eyre: The Original 1847 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Charlotte Brontë Classics)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,617
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Notes from the Underground: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Fyodor Dostoyevsky Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,981
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The Sun Also Rises: The Original 1926 Unabridged And Complete Edition (Ernest Hemingway Classics)
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4,137
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How to Be Alone: Essays
by Jonathan Franzen
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews433
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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,297
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Don Quixote: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Miguel de Cervantes Classics)
by Miguel de Cervantes
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,838
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Movements & Periods a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 278 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Movements & Periods?
The median best seller has 278 reviews, and 37% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Movements & Periods best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Movements & Periods?
3% 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.