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Alternative Family (Family, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Alternative Family (Family, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 168 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 13/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Family (8,260), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $8.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Alternative Family best sellers
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Allegedly: A Psychological Thriller – A Gritty YA Mystery with a Shocking Ending You Won't Forget
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews10,458
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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1): A Maximum Ride Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,070
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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#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews143
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Calculated: A YA Action Adventure Series (Calculated Book 1)
by Nova McBee
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews434
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Their Shifter Princess 2: Pack War
by May Dawson
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,540
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Raised by Wolves
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews735
FAQ
Is Alternative Family a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 13/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 168 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Alternative Family?
The median best seller has 168 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Alternative Family best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into Alternative Family?
2% 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.