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Zombies (Horror, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Zombies (Horror, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.02, median 448 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Horror (4,068), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.02 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 448 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Zombies best sellers
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Crawlerz: Book 1: Red Sky in the Morning
by R S Merritt
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,560
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The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening: A Supernatural Romance with Drama, Love Triangles, and Adventure in the Hidden World of Vampires
by L. J. Smith
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews4,038
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Beyond These Walls - Books 1 - 6 Boxset: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Beyond These Walls Boxset)
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,730
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Zombies Ate the Neighbors: The Dead Rise Series (Books 1-6)
by Mike Evans
- List rank#4
- Price$23.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9
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The Awakening / The Struggle (Vampire Diaries, Books 1-2)
by L. J. Smith
- List rank#5
- Price$8.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,334
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Gone: The New York Times Bestselling YA Dystopian Thriller About Survival, Chaos, and Supernatural Abilities
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,891
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Yesterday's Gone: Book 1 in AFTERMATH, A Zombie Apocalypse Series
by Alice B. Sullivan
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews113
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Vacation from Hell Boxset: Vacation from Hell, The Invasion, This Is the End
by Mike Evans
- List rank#9
- Price$19.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42
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Cadaver: The Complete Zombie Apocalypse Series
by Nick Clausen
- List rank#10
- Price$27.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,403
FAQ
Is Zombies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 448 reviews and sells for $8.02.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Zombies?
The median best seller has 448 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Zombies best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.02; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Zombies?
10% 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.