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Shakespeare (Dramas & Plays, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Shakespeare (Dramas & Plays, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.02, median 388 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.51 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Dramas & Plays (2,811), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $8.02 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Shakespeare best sellers
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Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare: With Original Commentary by Patrick Stewart
- List rank#1
- Price$11.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#2
- Price$5.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,520
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Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,186
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Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#4
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,822
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#5
- Price$5.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,237
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Hamlet (AmazonClassics Edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,510
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#7
- Price$7.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews356
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews219
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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#10
- Price$7.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews157
FAQ
Is Shakespeare a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 388 reviews and sells for $8.02.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Shakespeare?
The median best seller has 388 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Shakespeare best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.02; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.51 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Shakespeare?
1% 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.