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Short Stories (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Teen & Young Adult › Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $3.99, median 108 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (31,086), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $6.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews87
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Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,928
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Red Queen
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38,270
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Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 1)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.4
- Reviews22,680
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Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 3)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,952
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The Thousandth Floor: A New York Times Bestselling YA Thriller of Secrets, Lies, and Romance
by Katharine McGee
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2,520
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The Classic collection of Kurt Vonnegut. Twenty Short Stories. Illustrated: 2BR02B, The Big Trip Up Yonder, The Euphio Question, All the King’s Horses, Custom-Made Bride and Others
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews35
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I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy Book 1)
by Dr. Harper
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews21,864
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Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (Kindle Single) (Pottermore Presents Book 2)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,803
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Tales from Earthsea: A Beloved Anthology of Fantasy Stories—Magic, Wizardry, and Dragons (The Earthsea Cycle Series Book 5)
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,319
FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 108 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 108 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Short Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
11% 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.