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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588837011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588837011), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $2.99, median 602 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.82 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.2 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| 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.
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 602 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror
by Jeneva Rose
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,651
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The Hellbound Heart: The Supernatural Horror Novel and Inspiration for Hellraiser
by Clive Barker
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,682
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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#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,008
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A Week with Odee
by Jessica A.
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7
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It's All Forgotten Now: 10 Cosmically Weird and Darkly Liminal Tales From the Margins
by Wallace Mack
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Strange Buildings: A Novel – A Chilling Journey Through Twisted Buildings from the Bestselling Author of Strange Houses (The Strange Series Book 3)
by Uketsu
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,080
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31 Nights of Halloween : The Asylum Advent Collection (The Asylum Confession Files)
by Jack Steen
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews183
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Strange Houses: A Chilling Mystery Unraveled Through Sinister Floor Plans – From the bestselling author of Strange Pictures (The Strange Series Book 2)
by Uketsu
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews7,608
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 602 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 602 reviews, and 27% 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 $1.82 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
20% 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.