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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588787011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588787011), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 1,892 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3.6× those of the parent category Short Stories, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition: Stories
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews396
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings ((Penguin Classics))
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,258
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A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,762
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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition (Hercule Poirot series Book 9)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews36,919
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Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories
by Hilma Wolitzer
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews761
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (A Meditation on Short Fiction)
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews621
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Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice (Hercule Poirot series Book 35)
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,305
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Big Two-Hearted River: The Centennial Edition
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews565
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,892 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 1,892 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 $0.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
2% 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.