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Scandinavian (World Literature, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Scandinavian (World Literature, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.51, median 110 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category World Literature (4,912), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.51 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Scandinavian best sellers
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In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays
by Karl Ove Knausgaard
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews115
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Silenced by Snow: A Nordic Noir Mystery (Sander Solvang)
by Ole Magnus
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews498
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Krelløy: A Lovecraftian Horror Novel of Arctic Isolation and Cosmic Annihilation (Quiet Ends)
by Michal Polgár
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews126
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Shieldmaiden: Viking historical fiction (The Shieldmaiden Book 1)
by Ole Åsli
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews616
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In the Heat of the Moment (Sandhamn Murders Book 5)
by Viveca Sten
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,216
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Nibble, Nibble, Crunch (Horror Stories from Denmark Book 3)
by Willow Rose
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews652
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In the Shadow of Power (Sandhamn Murders Book 7)
by Viveca Sten
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,669
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Now Boarding Row Z: A standalone Halloween novella (Christoffer Petersen's Halloween Specials Book 4)
by Christoffer Petersen
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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The Resistance Art Club: The WWII prequel to Of Darkness and Light - A sweeping historical novel of courage, friendship, stolen art, and love (Soli Hansen Mysteries Book 5)
by Heidi Eljarbo
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13
FAQ
Is Scandinavian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 110 reviews and sells for $3.51.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scandinavian?
The median best seller has 110 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scandinavian best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.51; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Scandinavian?
5% 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.