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Poetry (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books › Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Poetry (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Books › Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.89, median 174 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $18 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (2,548), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Poetry best sellers
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Tomorrow Belongs to You
by Mr James Donald Forbes McCann
- List rank#1
- Price$14.57
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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You Better Be Lightning (Button Poetry)
by Andrea Gibson
- List rank#2
- Price$15.52
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,328
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Pillow Thoughts
- List rank#3
- Price$8.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,904
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When You're Ready To Bloom (You Are Safe Here)
by Sara Sheehan
- List rank#4
- Price$17.77
- Rating4.6
- Reviews397
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a soft place to heal (You Are Safe Here Book 2)
by sara sheehan
- List rank#5
- Price$7.77
- Rating4.6
- Reviews54
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classics)
by Oscar Wilde
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,655
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The Love of My Life
by Whitney Hanson
- List rank#7
- Price$18.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews84
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Night Sky with Exit Wounds
by Ocean Vuong
- List rank#8
- Price$12.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,215
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Feeling This Way
by Ben Esqueda
- List rank#9
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews316
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Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry)
by Andrea Gibson
- List rank#10
- Price$12.65
- Rating4.7
- Reviews976
FAQ
Is Poetry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 174 reviews and sells for $14.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Poetry?
The median best seller has 174 reviews, and 39% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Poetry best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $18.
Can new books break into Poetry?
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.