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Westerns (Teens › Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Westerns (Teens › Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 86 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.96 – $12.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 0% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (22,008), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Westerns best sellers
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Shane
by Jack Schaefer
- List rank#1
- Price$8.35
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,156
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The Odyssey (Puffin Classics)
by Geraldine McCaughrean
- List rank#2
- Price$7.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews434
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Dred Jones
by R. O. Lane
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,527
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A Lantern in Her Hand (Puffin Classics)
by Bess Streeter Aldrich
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,239
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Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker
- List rank#5
- Price$6.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews350
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Cowboy, Take Me Away (Willow Creek Book 2)
by Juliana Smith
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5
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Rifles for Watie: A Gripping Tale of a Young Soldier's Journey Through the Civil War's Harsh Realities
by Harold Keith
- List rank#7
- Price$9.20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews651
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Gunslinger: The Complete Western Adventure Series
by A.W. Hart
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,147
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A Chicken Was There: Tales of the Pioneer Chickens Who Helped Settle the Great American West
by A. A. Davenport
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews169
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Red in Tooth and Claw
by Lish McBride
- List rank#10
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews70
FAQ
Is Westerns a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 86 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Westerns?
The median best seller has 86 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Westerns best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.96 and $12.95.
Can new books break into Westerns?
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.