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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 520 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $3.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 42% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
- 42% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks 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 Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife: A Heartwarming Story of Redemption and Forgiveness, Discover the Power of Second Changes and Found Family
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews22,450
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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 Wife He Lost at the Masquerade: An Overheard Betrayal, Marriage-in-Crisis Romance
by M.L. Hall
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews87
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The Price of Honey (Deadly Ambition collection)
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews33,460
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The Housemaid's Wedding: A Short Story
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews119,985
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Evidence of the Affair
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews60,525
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Run for Your Life: A Short Story
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews8,716
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Short Stories & Anthologies
FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 520 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 520 reviews, and 22% 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 $3.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
42% 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.