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Reading: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reading, updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $9.99, median 80 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $21.77 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Teacher Resources (908), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $21.77, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reading best sellers
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,389
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Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour (Mental Performance)
by Kam Knight
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,029
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print — A Guide to Polishing Your Fiction
by Renni Browne
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,818
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SIGHT WORDS: I Can Read 1 (100 Flash Cards) (DOLCH SIGHT WORDS SERIES, Part 1)
by Marta Alexander
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews280
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Decodable Books Kindergarten - Grade 1: Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers, 5 CVC Short Vowel Stories for Early and Struggling Readers, and Kids with Dyslexia (Step 1) (Decodable Books Hero)
by Kate Mendoza
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews24
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35 Lesson Plans - An Orton-Gillingham Reading & Spelling Program
by Evelyn Reiss
- List rank#6
- Price$18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews356
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Honey for a Child's Heart Updated and Expanded: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life
by Gladys M. Hunt
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews254
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The Writing Revolution 2.0: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
by Judith C. Hochman
- List rank#8
- Price$21
- Rating4.8
- Reviews464
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Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: Early Reading Skills: A Companion Guide with Dictation Activities, Decodable Passages, and Other Supplemental Materials ... Readers and Students with Dyslexia
by Kristina Smith
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews62
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Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: 72 Classroom-Ready Lessons to Help Struggling Readers and Students with Dyslexia Learn to Love Reading (Books for Teachers)
by Heather MacLeod-Vidal
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews719
FAQ
Is Reading a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 80 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reading?
The median best seller has 80 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reading best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $21.77.
Can new books break into Reading?
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.