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Animals (Cozy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Animals (Cozy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,884 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 37% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 37% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,884 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Animals best sellers
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews161,516
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The Armchair Detectives: A totally unputdownable and hilarious British cozy murder mystery (The Armchair Detective Mysteries Book 1)
by Matt Dunn
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews653
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A Game of Cat and Killer: A Novel (The Casebooks of Mikeneko Holmes)
by Jiro Akagawa
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews34
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In the Killer's Sight (Kate Marino Thrillers Book 1)
by Mike Omer
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,764
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No Strangers Here: A Riveting Irish Thriller (County Kerry Book 1)
by Carlene O'Connor
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,196
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Deadly Diversion (A Witch in the Woods Book 39)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews167
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Old Haunts: Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 8
by Steve Higgs
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews27
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Dark Matter: Ellis McFadden Mysteries
by Kristen Painter
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16
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No Trail Back: A Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mystery - Book 1 (Riley Marsh K-9 Search & Rescue Mysteries)
by Mara Perry
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews334
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Animals
FAQ
Is Animals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,884 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Animals?
The median best seller has 1,884 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Animals best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Animals?
37% 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.