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Thesauruses (Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Thesauruses (Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.97 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Dictionaries & Thesauruses (87), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.97 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Thesauruses best sellers
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (Christmas Gift or Stocking Stuffer for Writers or College Students)
by Tom Heehler
- List rank#1
- Price$8.51
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,082
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus, Newest Edition, Kindle Edition
- List rank#2
- Price$7.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,347
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The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate (Highly Selective Reference)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews80
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The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases
by Dahlia Evans
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews281
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The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 2) (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 9)
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews570
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Smart Person Should Know How to Use
by David Olsen
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews149
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Character Expressions: A Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions
by Dahlia Evans
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews208
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The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles (Volume 1) (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 8)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,458
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Naughty Words for Nice Writers: A Romance Novel Thesaurus
by Cara Bristol
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews645
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Fluent On The First Try: How To Learn Any Language And Never Quit (How to Learn a Language Fast Book 1)
by Federica Lupis
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews90
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FAQ
Is Thesauruses a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Thesauruses?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 70% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Thesauruses best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.97 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Thesauruses?
2% 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.