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Performing Arts (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Performing Arts (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.39, median 412 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.70 – $16.68 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (22,008), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.39 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 412 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Performing Arts best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Once Upon a Broken Heart
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews38,434
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The Hobbit
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews82,642
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Legendary: A Caraval Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,640
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Finale: A Caraval Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews20,294
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Caraval
- List rank#6
- Price$6.28
- Rating4.3
- Reviews36,784
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The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$7.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34,024
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Our Strange Duet: Inspired by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
by Erin A. Craig
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews187
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Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#9
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,822
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Caraval Boxed Set: Caraval, Legendary, Finale
- List rank#10
- Price$36.96
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,742
Subcategories
- Music23
- Dance22
- Theater21
- Television & Radio19
- Film19
FAQ
Is Performing Arts a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 412 reviews and sells for $11.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Performing Arts?
The median best seller has 412 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Performing Arts best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.70 and $16.68.
Can new books break into Performing Arts?
11% 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.