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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588749011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588749011), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 380 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $2.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 30% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% 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.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 380 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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The Housemaid's Wedding: A Short Story
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews119,985
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Everybody's Favorite Guy: A Short Story
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews7,570
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He Told Her I Was Dead: A Later-in-Life Cheating Husband Romance (The Betrayal Upgrade Series Book 20)
by Joelle Marks
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews13
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Delilah: An Under Your Scars Novella
by Ariel N. Anderson
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews19,898
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He Said He Was With His Mother: A Cheating Husband Revenge Upgrade Romance (The Betrayal Upgrade Series Book 19)
by Joelle Marks
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews38
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Leave It Up To Love: A Short Story
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews15,438
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Strange Pictures: An Eerie Journey through disturbing drawings – the debut novel from a mystery horror YouTube sensation (The Strange Series Book 1)
by Uketsu
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,008
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Left at the Altar: Pregnant and Abandoned (Crawling Back)
by Quinn Cross
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews102
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Fertile for the Man of the House: A Fertile First Time Taboo Age Gap Pregnancy Romance Short Story with Medical Examination (Doctor Daddies & Taboo Pregnancy Fantasies Book 3)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews164
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My Grumpy Biker: A Single Mom Age Gap Instalove MC Romance (Bloomfield: Motorcycle Club Book 1)
by Summer Rose
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews439
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 380 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 380 reviews, and 20% 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 $2.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
30% 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.