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Mythology & Folk Tales (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Mythology & Folk Tales (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 48 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Subjects & Themes (692), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Mythology & Folk Tales best sellers
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)
by Liv Albert
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,562
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Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilization
by David Standish
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews110
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Mythology (75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition): Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (BLACK DOG & LEV)
by Edith Hamilton
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,526
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The Power of Myth
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,208
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Bulfinch’s Mythology Complete Edition (Annotated): The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry and Legends of Charlemagne: Gods, Heroes and Monsters from the Norse, Greek and Arthurian Myths covered inside
by Thomas Bulfinch
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16
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Myth To Power
by Mark Brahmin
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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History of Middle Earth: 200 facts you didn’t know
by 200 Funfacts
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews38
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Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination
by Anthony Aveni
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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Great Goddesses: Life Lessons From Myths and Monsters
by Nikita Gill
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,827
FAQ
Is Mythology & Folk Tales a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 48 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mythology & Folk Tales?
The median best seller has 48 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mythology & Folk Tales best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Mythology & Folk Tales?
7% 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.