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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588791011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588791011), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 167 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $2.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 40% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 40% 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.
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Short Stories (520), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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You Come, You Lose: Straight to Gay MM First Time (Straight College Jocks)
by Lucas Blaze
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews52
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A Favor for the Jock: An MM Bi-Awakening College Romance Novella (Off-Limits: Campus Book 2)
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews22
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Riding the Reaper: A Spicy Straight to Gay Romance
by Lucas Blaze
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews270
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Trick or Twink: Straight to Gay MMMM+ Group (Straight to Gay MM Romance First Time Bundle)
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Shared by My Roommate: An MMM Bi-Awakening College Romance Novella (Off-Limits: Campus Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews151
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His Cruel Exception : A Dark MM Mafia Romance (Ruthless Camorra Heirs Book 1)
by M.A. DeVant
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews106
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Drained by the Doctor: Straight to Gay MM Age Gap (Straight College Jocks)
by Lucas Blaze
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews283
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Savage Titan: A Dark MM College Hockey Romance (North Shore Titans Hockey Book 1)
by E.V. Olsen
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews7,495
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A Favor Between Bros: Straight to Gay MM First Time (Think Dirty (Straight to Gay Romance Stories))
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews43
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Shared With The Pack: A Spicy MMM/M Shifter Romance
by J.J. Jude
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews112
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 167 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 167 reviews, and 37% 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 $2.99 and $2.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
40% 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.