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Alternative Family (Family, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Alternative Family (Family, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.00, median 114 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.98 – $16.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Family (5,782), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $12.00 its median price is below 81% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Alternative Family best sellers
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Allegedly: A Psychological Thriller
- List rank#1
- Price$19.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,459
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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1): A Maximum Ride Novel
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,070
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School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$8.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,705
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Peter Pan: Deluxe Painted Edition (Harper Curated Classics: Painted Editions)
by J. M. Barrie
- List rank#8
- Price$19.25
- Rating4.7
- Reviews170
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Brownstone: A Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Tale of Self-Discovery and Found Family—a Printz Award Winner
by Samuel Teer
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews143
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FAQ
Is Alternative Family a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 114 reviews and sells for $12.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Alternative Family?
The median best seller has 114 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Alternative Family best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.98 and $16.99.
Can new books break into Alternative Family?
4% 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.