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Women Authors (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Women Authors (Literary Criticism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 106 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
106Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.24 – $12.11
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Literary Criticism (1,002), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.24 to $12.11, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Women Authors best sellers

  1. Jane Eyre: The Original 1847 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Charlotte Brontë Classics) book cover by Charlotte  Bronte

    Jane Eyre: The Original 1847 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Charlotte Brontë Classics)

    by Charlotte Bronte

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews6,617

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  2. Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner book cover by Patti Smith

    Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner

    by Patti Smith

    • List rank#2
    • Price$11.49
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews12,451

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  3. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics) book cover by Joan Didion

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics)

    by Joan Didion

    • List rank#3
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews5,787

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  4. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Reese's Book Club Pick book cover by Ann Patchett

    This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Reese's Book Club Pick

    by Ann Patchett

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews3,601

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  5. Pride & Prejudice book cover by Jane Austen

    Pride & Prejudice

    by Jane Austen

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews39,391

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  6. The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics) book cover by Joan Didion

    The White Album: Essays (FSG Classics)

    by Joan Didion

    • List rank#6
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews3,468

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  7. The Art of Memoir: A Master Class in the Essential Elements of Great Memoir Writing book cover by Mary Karr

    The Art of Memoir: A Master Class in the Essential Elements of Great Memoir Writing

    by Mary Karr

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,719

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  8. Kristin Hannah : Through Fire and Grace: The Untold Journey of Kristin Hannah — A Life of  book cover by Julian Temple

    Kristin Hannah : Through Fire and Grace: The Untold Journey of Kristin Hannah — A Life of Courage, Creativity, and Emotional Truth

    by Julian Temple

    • List rank#8
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating3.5
    • Reviews52

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  9. Jane Eyre (Annotated): An Autobiography (Complete & Unabridged) With Original Illustration book cover by Charlotte Bronte

    Jane Eyre (Annotated): An Autobiography (Complete & Unabridged) With Original Illustration

    by Charlotte Bronte

    • List rank#9
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews49

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  10. Eleven Days: The Fascinating True Account of Agatha Christie's Mysterious Disappearance book cover by Laura Thompson

    Eleven Days: The Fascinating True Account of Agatha Christie's Mysterious Disappearance

    by Laura Thompson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews5

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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 106 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Women Authors?

The median best seller has 106 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Women Authors best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.24 and $12.11.

Can new books break into Women Authors?

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.