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Short Stories (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Children's eBooks › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 392 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,463), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 392 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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Goodnight Moon: A Beloved Bedtime Classic Featuring a Bunny Saying Goodnight
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,178
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: The Classic Anthology of Chilling Folklore and Ghost Stories for Children (Ages 8-12)
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,359
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Warriors: A Thief in ThunderClan (Full-Color Adventure): A Full-Color Clan Adventure About Trust, Suspicion, and a Hidden Culprit
by Erin Hunter
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,233
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12,372
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The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure (Secret Lake Mystery Adventures Book 1)
by Karen Inglis
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews20,298
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Bedtime Stories for Kids: Short Bedtime Stories For Children Ages 4-8 (Fun Bedtime Story Collection Book 1)
by Uncle Amon
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews25,094
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Scary Stories Complete Set: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3
- List rank#8
- Price$17.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,359
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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,700
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Frightmares: A Creepy Collection of Scary Stories (Michael Dahl's Really Scary Stories Book 1)
by Michael Dahl
- List rank#10
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews71
FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 392 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 392 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Short Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
6% 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.