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Short Story Collections: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Short Story Collections, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.68, median 1,423 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.61 – $14.25 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (7,548), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,423 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Short Story Collections best sellers
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A Collection of Stories for 2 Year Olds
- List rank#1
- Price$7.71
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,442
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Goodnight Moon
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews4,743
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Goodnight Moon Milestone Edition: A Beloved Bedtime Classic Featuring a Bunny Saying Goodnight
- List rank#3
- Price$6.91
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,673
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Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
- List rank#4
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12,372
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Stories for 1-Year-Olds - A First Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Short Stories to Read to Your Babies and Toddlers
- List rank#5
- Price$7.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,153
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Jokes for 7 Year Olds: Awesome Jokes for 7 Year Olds : Birthday - Christmas Gifts for 7 Year Olds (Funny Jokes for Kids Age 5-12)
by Linda Summers
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,353
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You are an Amazing Girl: A Collection of Inspiring Stories about Courage, Friendship, Inner Strength and Self-Confidence (Motivational Books for Children)
by Nadia Ross
- List rank#7
- Price$9.26
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,678
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You Are 9 And Amazing! Inspiring Stories For 9 Year Old Girls: 15 Motivating Tales of Confidence, Friendship, Compassion and Creativity (You Are Amazing!)
by Mary Allan
- List rank#8
- Price$14.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews615
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School: A Funny and Clever Chapter Book About School Adventures for Children (Ages 8-12)
by Louis Sachar
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,141
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The Wayside School 4-Book Box Set: Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom
by Louis Sachar
- List rank#10
- Price$25.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,680
FAQ
Is Short Story Collections a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,423 reviews and sells for $10.68.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Short Story Collections?
The median best seller has 1,423 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Short Story Collections best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.68; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.61 and $14.25.
Can new books break into Short Story Collections?
1% 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.