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Stagecraft (Theater, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Stagecraft (Theater, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.92, median 66 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.99 – $34.50 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Theater (556), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.99 to $34.50, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Stagecraft best sellers
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Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,965
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An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavsky
- List rank#2
- Price$13.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,781
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Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical
by Irene Sankoff
- List rank#3
- Price$25.85
- Rating4.9
- Reviews524
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The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information
by Paul Carter
- List rank#4
- Price$27.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews928
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Finding Your Comic Genius: An In-Depth Guide to the Art of Stand-Up Comedy
by Adam Bloom
- List rank#5
- Price$18.35
- Rating4.6
- Reviews368
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A Concise Atlas of Es Devlin
by Es Devlin
- List rank#6
- Price$41.94
- Rating3.5
- Reviews2
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The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate
by Peter Brook
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews542
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Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
- List rank#8
- Price$8.47
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,070
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Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical
by David Cote
- List rank#9
- Price$20.06
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,294
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An Atlas of Es Devlin
by Es Devlin
- List rank#10
- Price$91.05
- Rating4.6
- Reviews105
FAQ
Is Stagecraft a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 66 reviews and sells for $21.92.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Stagecraft?
The median best seller has 66 reviews, and 59% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Stagecraft best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.92; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.99 and $34.50.
Can new books break into Stagecraft?
4% 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.