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United States (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2,402 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.74 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 43% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (30,138), one of the easier corners under it.
- 43% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,402 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
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The Last Letter
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews231,013
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Peck & Peck: A Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews861
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The Love Operation: A Novel
by Melissa R. Collings
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,169
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The Alice Network: A Novel – A New York Times Bestselling Historical Fiction of Female Spies, Courage, and Betrayal Across Two World Wars
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews101,144
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Subcategories
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FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,402 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 2,402 reviews, and 9% 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 $3.74 and $9.99.
Can new books break into United States?
43% 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.