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Mythology & Folk Tales (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mythology & Folk Tales (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 7,022 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).

15Opportunity / 100
$5.99Median price
7,022Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $11.67
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)18%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 7,022 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Mythology & Folk Tales best sellers

  1. The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1) book cover by Megan Shade

    The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)

    by Megan Shade

    • List rank#1
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews7,854

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  2. A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#2
    • Price$10.64
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews354,978

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  3. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#3
    • Price$10.91
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews324,736

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  4. A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 3) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 3)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.16
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews304,854

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  5. The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1) book cover by Jasmine Mas

    The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)

    by Jasmine Mas

    • List rank#5
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews2,370

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  6. A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 4) book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 4)

    by Sarah J. Maas

    • List rank#6
    • Price$11.56
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews204,330

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  7. Lady Tremaine: Reese’s Book Club Pick (A Novel) book cover by Rachel Hochhauser

    Lady Tremaine: Reese’s Book Club Pick (A Novel)

    by Rachel Hochhauser

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews17,993

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  8. Crown Me Yours (Heartstring Duet Book 2) book cover by Liv Zander

    Crown Me Yours (Heartstring Duet Book 2)

    by Liv Zander

    • List rank#8
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews51,235

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  9. Big Bad Wolf: A new small-town romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Th book cover by Laurie Gilmore

    Big Bad Wolf: A new small-town romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café (Maple Hollow)

    by Laurie Gilmore

    • List rank#9
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating3.8
    • Reviews1,744

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  10. Wicker book cover by Ursula Wills

    Wicker

    by Ursula Wills

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews628

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Subcategories

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FAQ

Is Mythology & Folk Tales a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7,022 reviews and sells for $5.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Mythology & Folk Tales?

The median best seller has 7,022 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Mythology & Folk Tales best sellers cost?

The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.67.

Can new books break into Mythology & Folk Tales?

18% 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.