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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588797011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588797011), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $2.99, median 456 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $3.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 456 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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A Week from Never (Murphy's Law Book 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$9.41
- Rating4.7
- Reviews521
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The Unexpected Christmas Bride: Windsong Ridge Brides
by Hannah Daleigh
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5
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Have Courage: Longmire Stories (A Longmire Mystery)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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A River Runs through It and Other Stories
by Norman MacLean
- List rank#4
- Price$11.53
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,676
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The Blacksmith's Christmas Bride: Windsong Ridge Brides
by Hannah Daleigh
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Grumpy Cowboy Collection: Sweet Water Falls Cowboys Complete Series Boxed Set
by Elana Johnson
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews665
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Double Stuffed by Mountain Daddies: A Whychoose MFM Menage Age Gap Pregnancy Romance with Size Difference and a BBW (Fertile Short Stories Book 3)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews429
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Ruth (A Bride for Christmas Book 2)
by Indiana Wake
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews42
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Dreaming of a Cowboy Christmas: A Grumpy Sunshine, Age Gap, Holiday Romance
by Ann Einerson
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,539
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Born to Be Killed (A Smoke Jensen Novel of the West Book 7)
- List rank#10
- Price$8.27
- Rating4.6
- Reviews855
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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 456 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 456 reviews, and 24% 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 $3.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
17% 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.