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Words: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Words, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.25, median 2,293 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.51 – $11.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,293 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9.25 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Words best sellers
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World of Eric Carle, Around the Farm 30-Button Animal Sound Book - Great for First Words - PI Kids
by PI Kids
- List rank#1
- Price$10.61
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,875
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Bob Books - Set 1: Beginning Readers Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)
by Bobby Lynn Maslen
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews22,800
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- List rank#3
- Price$5.43
- Rating4.9
- Reviews41,956
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100 First Words (Ms. Rachel) (Books by Ms. Rachel)
by Ms. Rachel
- List rank#5
- Price$6.10
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,643
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Play Smart Wipe-Clean Workbook: Ages 2-4: Tracing, Letters, Numbers, Shapes
by Gakken early childhood experts
- List rank#6
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,120
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Our Little Adventure at Thanksgiving: Featuring Foundational Language Concepts and Lessons on Gratitude (Tabitha Paige Children's Book Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$13.97
- Rating5.0
- Reviews26
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Peekaboo: Love: (An Interactive Board Book for Babies & Toddlers with Mirror & Sliders to Push, Pull, or Turn. Cute Artwork Includes a Strawberry, Rainbow, Ladybug, & More.) (Peekaboo You)
by Camilla Reid
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,543
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Hoot Howl Halloween 10-Button Sound Book for Little Trick-Or-Treaters (Interactive Children's Sound Book with 10 Spooky Sounds)
by Becky Wilson
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,095
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FAQ
Is Words a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,293 reviews and sells for $9.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Words?
The median best seller has 2,293 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Words best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.51 and $11.82.
Can new books break into Words?
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.