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Screenwriting (Movies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Screenwriting (Movies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.90, median 405 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.48 – $20.20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 405 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Screenwriting best sellers
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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
by Blake Snyder
- List rank#1
- Price$14.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,472
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee
- List rank#3
- Price$19.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,173
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The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby
- List rank#4
- Price$11.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,419
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
by Syd Field
- List rank#5
- Price$11.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,603
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Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews498
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,540
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
by Will Storr
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: Screenplay
by Michael Evans
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews49
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Jungle Red!: The Making of MGM's The Women
- List rank#10
- Price$32.57
- Rating4.4
- Reviews52
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Screenwriting
FAQ
Is Screenwriting a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 405 reviews and sells for $17.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Screenwriting?
The median best seller has 405 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Screenwriting best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.48 and $20.20.
Can new books break into Screenwriting?
10% 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.