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American (Contemporary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for American (Contemporary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 4,216 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $8.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 4,216 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Contemporary Fiction (23,140), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 American best sellers
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Saving Noah
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews59,538
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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Ruined By Revenge: Enemies To Lovers Mafia Romance (Feretti Syndicate Book 1)
by Sherry Blake
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,207
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harperperennial Modern Classics)
by Harper Lee
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews149,723
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Fallow: A Novel
by Sarah Anderson
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews622
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The Keeper of Stars: A Novel
by Buck Turner
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews25,185
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Nothing Lasts Forever (Willow Ryder Series Book 1)
by Paige Dearth
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews447
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The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride
by Joe Siple
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews50,526
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Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A: A Special Edition of the Beloved American Classic Coming-Of-Age Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Betty Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,790
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FAQ
Is American a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,216 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in American?
The median best seller has 4,216 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do American best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $8.99.
Can new books break into American?
13% 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.