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Satire (Humor & Satire, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Satire (Humor & Satire, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 3,072 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).

25Opportunity / 100
$5.99Median price
3,072Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $12.49
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)14%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,072 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Humor & Satire (10,776), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Satire best sellers

  1. Peck & Peck: A Novel book cover by Bonnie Garmus

    Peck & Peck: A Novel

    by Bonnie Garmus

    • List rank#1
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews861

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  2. The Answer Is No: A Short Story book cover by Fredrik Backman

    The Answer Is No: A Short Story

    by Fredrik Backman

    • List rank#2
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews63,912

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  3. The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella book cover by Freida McFadden

    The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella

    by Freida McFadden

    • List rank#3
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating3.6
    • Reviews63,941

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  4. Canon: A Novel book cover by Paige Lewis

    Canon: A Novel

    by Paige Lewis

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews115

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  5. Mr. Whiskers: Lord of the Void book cover by Joshua Koester

    Mr. Whiskers: Lord of the Void

    by Joshua Koester

    • List rank#5
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews996

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  6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel book cover by Michael Chabon

    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel

    by Michael Chabon

    • List rank#6
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews6,057

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  7. Fallow: A Novel book cover by Sarah Anderson

    Fallow: A Novel

    by Sarah Anderson

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews622

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  8. Kane: A Humorous Supernatural Thriller (Wolfwere Series Book 1) book cover by Dick Wybrow

    Kane: A Humorous Supernatural Thriller (Wolfwere Series Book 1)

    by Dick Wybrow

    • List rank#8
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews3,106

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  9. The Bonfire of the Vanities: A Novel book cover by Tom Wolfe

    The Bonfire of the Vanities: A Novel

    by Tom Wolfe

    • List rank#9
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews5,945

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  10. Margo's Got Money Troubles: The Quirky and Heartwarming Inspiration for the Apple TV Serie book cover by Rufi Thorpe

    Margo's Got Money Troubles: The Quirky and Heartwarming Inspiration for the Apple TV Series

    by Rufi Thorpe

    • List rank#10
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews24,769

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Same niche in Books: Satire

FAQ

Is Satire a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,072 reviews and sells for $5.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Satire?

The median best seller has 3,072 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Satire best sellers cost?

The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.49.

Can new books break into Satire?

14% 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.