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Shakespeare (Movements & Periods, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Shakespeare (Movements & Periods, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.26, median 296 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.49 – $14.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Movements & Periods (1,719), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.26 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Shakespeare best sellers
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Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#1
- Price$5.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,520
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Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#2
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,186
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.78
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,237
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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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Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews397
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Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#6
- Price$7.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews356
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Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
- List rank#7
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.4
- Reviews80,633
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Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,877
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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 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 296 reviews and sells for $11.26.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Shakespeare?
The median best seller has 296 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Shakespeare best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.26; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.49 and $14.96.
Can new books break into Shakespeare?
2% 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.