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Reading & Writing (Reference, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reading & Writing (Reference, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.94, median 100 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.14 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Reference (466), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.14, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reading & Writing best sellers
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First 100 Animals: A padded book—perfect for little hands to hold
by Roger Priddy
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,644
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First 100 Trucks And Things That Go: A padded book—perfect for little hands to hold
by Roger Priddy
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,257
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1776
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,516
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My First Library: of 10 Books for Kids
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews93,504
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Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook, 2nd Edition: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11,633
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Spanish-English bilingual short stories for kids: Quick & easy 5-minute reads designed to boost vocabulary, including fun vocabulary activities
by Subi Books
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews72
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Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks (Poetry Adventures)
by Brian P. Cleary
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews18
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The First Grade Reader for Curious Girls: Fun Short Stories for 1st Graders with Easy Comprehension Questions & Read-Along Audio (1st Grade Reading Books for Girls & Boys)
by Emma Meyer
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews102
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P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever (The Worst Book Ever)
by Raj Haldar
- List rank#10
- Price$6.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,931
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Reading & Writing
FAQ
Is Reading & Writing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 100 reviews and sells for $5.94.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reading & Writing?
The median best seller has 100 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reading & Writing best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.14.
Can new books break into Reading & Writing?
6% 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.