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Vampires (Horror, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Vampires (Horror, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.26, median 2,024 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $16.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Horror (19,712), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,024 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Vampires best sellers
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Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Book 1
by Anne Rice
- List rank#2
- Price$21.08
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,084
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix
- List rank#3
- Price$16.96
- Rating4.2
- Reviews28,375
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
- List rank#4
- Price$17
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,563
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The Vampire Lestat: The Vampire Chronicles, Book 2
by Anne Rice
- List rank#5
- Price$32.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,163
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Queen of the Damned: The Vampire Chronicles, Book 3
by Anne Rice
- List rank#6
- Price$28.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,722
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Bloodgrove: A Gothic Romance with Vampires, a Cursed City, and MMF Romance
by Elisabeth G. Mark
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews126
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The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews9,613
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FAQ
Is Vampires a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,024 reviews and sells for $13.26.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Vampires?
The median best seller has 2,024 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Vampires best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.26; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $16.82.
Can new books break into Vampires?
6% 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.