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Screenwriting (Movies & Video, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Screenwriting (Movies & Video, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 144 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Screenwriting best sellers
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Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews498
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Action: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game
by Robert McKee
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews116
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16,280
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: Screenplay
by Michael Evans
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews49
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Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
- List rank#5
- Price$12.35
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,472
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The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
by John Truby
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,419
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
by Will Storr
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
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H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews909
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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing Book 1)
by Randy Ingermanson
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,541
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – The Complete Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,978
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FAQ
Is Screenwriting a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 144 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Screenwriting?
The median best seller has 144 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Screenwriting best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Screenwriting?
11% 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.