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Poetry (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Poetry (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $2.99, median 1,350 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,350 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Poetry best sellers
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Slammed: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews45,139
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Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews874
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1984
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,363
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The Complete Old English Poems (The Middle Ages Series)
by Tom Shippey
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews43
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The Brothers Karamazov
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,120
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The Canterbury Tales: (original-Spelling Edition) (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews561
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Dracula: The Original 1897 Unabridged And Complete Edition (A Bram Stoker Classics)
by Bram Stoker
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,666
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The Great Gatsby: The Original 1925 Unabridged And Complete Edition (F. Scott Fitzgerald Classics)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,774
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She Who Goes Unnoticed: A book for the girl who shows up for everyone and wonders when it's her turn.
by Wren Grey
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews17
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Poetry
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 1,350 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Poetry?
The median best seller has 1,350 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Poetry best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Poetry?
3% 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.