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Poetry (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Poetry (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 216 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,463), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 13, 11 points lower than here.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $7.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Poetry best sellers
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The Giving Tree
- List rank#1
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews37,182
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12,372
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The Three Little Pigs (Favorite Children's Stories)
by M. J. York
- List rank#4
- Price$15.64
- Rating4.2
- Reviews200
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A Light in the Attic
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews7,377
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The Roll-Away Pumpkin: A Funny Fall Picture Book for Toddlers and Kids | Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving Read-Alouds (The Roll-Away Series)
by Junia Wonders
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,636
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book (Millbrook Picture Books)
by Brian P. Cleary
- List rank#8
- Price$8.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews22
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Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks (Poetry Adventures)
by Brian P. Cleary
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews18
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Beginner Books)
by Dr. Seuss
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews21,212
Same niche in Books: Poetry
FAQ
Is Poetry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 216 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Poetry?
The median best seller has 216 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Poetry best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Poetry?
8% 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.