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Women Authors (History & Criticism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Women Authors (History & Criticism, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.05, median 272 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $16.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category History & Criticism (3,236), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Women Authors best sellers
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics)
by Joan Didion
- List rank#1
- Price$11.13
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,787
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Jane Eyre: The Original 1847 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Charlotte Brontë Classics)
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,617
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Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay (Nobel Prize Winner) (Princeton Classics)
by Anne Carson
- List rank#3
- Price$11.66
- Rating4.7
- Reviews318
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Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,053
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A Room of One's Own
- List rank#5
- Price$8.55
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,259
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Bluets
by Maggie Nelson
- List rank#7
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,762
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Jane Austen for Every Day of the Year: A Charming Collection of Wit & Wisdom
by Tara Richardson
- List rank#9
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.8
- Reviews140
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Little Women
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,537
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FAQ
Is Women Authors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 272 reviews and sells for $13.05.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Women Authors?
The median best seller has 272 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Women Authors best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.05; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $16.79.
Can new books break into Women Authors?
5% 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.