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Christmas (Romance › Holidays, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Christmas (Romance › Holidays, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.03, median 2,202 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 28% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4.4× those of the parent category Holidays, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- 28% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 96% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,202 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Christmas best sellers
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Winter Street (Winter Street Series Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews25,829
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The Christmas Bookshop: A Heartwarming Holiday Romance Novel of Family Bonds, Unexpected Love, and a Charming Edinburgh Bookshop
by Jenny Colgan
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews26,216
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Winter Stroll (Winter Street Book 2)
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews15,889
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Winter Storms (Winter Street Book 3)
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,976
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The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year: A Novel (A Kiss Merry Kill Novel Book 1)
by Ally Carter
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews14,392
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He Sees You When You're Sleeping: A Dark and Steamy Holiday Romance of Obsession and Secrets—Where Desire Meets Danger in the Heart of NYC (Naughty or Nice Book 1)
by Alta Hensley
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews14,886
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Merry Ever After (Under the Mistletoe collection)
by Tessa Bailey
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.3
- Reviews37,654
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Snow Place Like Home (Home Sweet Holidays)
by Laura Pavlov
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews13,684
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Snowed Inn: A Novel – A Heartwarming Holiday Romance Where City Girl Meets Country Boy and Enemies Become Lovers (Honeycrisp Orchard Romance Book 2)
by Valerie Bowman
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews209
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Christmas
FAQ
Is Christmas a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,202 reviews and sells for $9.03.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Christmas?
The median best seller has 2,202 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Christmas best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.03; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.98.
Can new books break into Christmas?
28% 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.