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Superheroes (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Superheroes (Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,798 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $13.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,798 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Superheroes best sellers
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel
by Michael Chabon
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,057
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Loyalists: Quest Academy, Book 6
by Brian J. Nordon
- List rank#4
- Price$28.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,177
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The Perfect Assassin: A Doc Savage Thriller (Doc Savage Thrillers)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,351
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The 5th Directive: Broken Fate
by C.E.P. Osbourne
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews461
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FAQ
Is Superheroes a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,798 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Superheroes?
The median best seller has 1,798 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Superheroes best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $13.24.
Can new books break into Superheroes?
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.