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Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588884011): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Short Stories (Literature & Fiction › Short Stories, Kindle eBooks, ID 7588884011), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $2.99, median 237 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $3.12 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 34% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 34% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 96% 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 46% of the parent category Short Stories (520), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Short Stories best sellers
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The Bookstore Sisters (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews57,978
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Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition: Stories
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews396
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Stepbrother's Sleep Agreement: A Consensual Sleep Play Stepbrother Romance Possessive (While She Sleeps Book 1)
by Summer Somno
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews398
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Daddy Dom's Too Big To Fit: An Age Gap Size Difference Stepbrother Romance (Stepbrother Short Reads Book 5)
by Stella Stepp
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews206
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Somno Stepfather's Breeding Obsession: A Consensual Sleep Play Somnophilia Breeding Romance Stepdad Romance Possessive (While She Sleeps Book 2)
by Summer Somno
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews274
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The Bookstore Keepers (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews9,220
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The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories)
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews23,657
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Leave It Up To Love: A Short Story
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews15,438
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Milky First Time With My Dad’s Best Friend: A Fertile First Time, Forbidden Age Gap Pregnancy Romance with Hucow Milking and Lactation Romance with ... Gap Pregnancy Romance Short Stories Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews103
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The Hellbound Heart: The Supernatural Horror Novel and Inspiration for Hellraiser
by Clive Barker
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,682
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FAQ
Is Short Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 237 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Stories?
The median best seller has 237 reviews, and 31% 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 $3.12.
Can new books break into Short Stories?
34% 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.