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Poetry (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Poetry (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 152 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.92 – $10.33 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 98 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (31,086), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Poetry best sellers
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Hekate: The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld Book 1)
by Nikita Gill
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,817
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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Medal Winner―A Beloved Children's Classic About Friendship, Imagination, and Coping with Loss
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,703
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Long Way Down
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,337
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With the Fire on High: An Award-Winning YA Novel about a Teen Mom Finding Her Voice through Food, Family, and Passion
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,595
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The Jester of Apocalypse: Eternity: A Cultivation Progression Fantasy (Book 1)
by Robert Blaise
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,216
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Styx: The River (Goddesses of the Underworld Book 2)
by Nikita Gill
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews130
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Anger Is Only a Shadow
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews77
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The Poet X: A Classic Young Adult Novel in Verse (Ages 13+)
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,946
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Crank
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,253
FAQ
Is Poetry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 152 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Poetry?
The median best seller has 152 reviews, and 43% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Poetry best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.92 and $10.33.
Can new books break into Poetry?
9% 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.