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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories & Anthologies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories & Anthologies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 763 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $9.15 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 36% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 36% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Short Stories & Anthologies (5,184), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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The Answer Is No: A Short Story
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews63,912
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#3
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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Not His Bride: A Marriage of Convenience Betrayal (OTT Shorts)
by Audrey Halliwell
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews771
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The Housemaid's Wedding: A Short Story
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews119,985
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Evidence of the Affair
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews60,525
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Winner Takes All - A Cosy Crime Series: Cherringham, Band 51
by Matthew Costello
- List rank#7
- Price$4.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews113
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Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror
by Jeneva Rose
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,651
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Run for Your Life: A Short Story
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews8,716
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 763 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 763 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Short Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $9.15.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
36% 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.