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United States (Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 246 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $8.74 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Fiction (608), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 246 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story — A Horror Novel About a Strange Attic Photograph, for Kids (Ages 10-12)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,143
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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,075
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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains: A Powerful Account of the Tragic Defeat of the Nez Perce Native Americans
by Scott O'Dell
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews606
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A Wolf Called Fire: A Gripping Animal Novel About Courage, Leadership, and Survival, For Kids (Ages 8-12) (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel Book 4)
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews620
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Charming Classics)
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
- List rank#6
- Price$3.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,397
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Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) (Newbery Medal Book)
by Karen Hesse
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,614
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Buffalo Before Breakfast (Magic Tree House Book 18)
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews869
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The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Jane Yolen
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,454
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Strawberry Girl (Trophy Newbery)
by Lois Lenski
- List rank#10
- Price$5.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews611
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 246 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 246 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $8.74.
Can new books break into United States?
3% 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.