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Contemporary (British & Irish, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (British & Irish, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.99, median 1,160 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $16.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category British & Irish (3,980), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,160 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
by Gail Honeyman
- List rank#1
- Price$8.42
- Rating4.5
- Reviews255,134
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Sarum: The Novel of England
by Edward Rutherfurd
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,792
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The Letter: The gripping, moving and heart-wrenching Million Copy Bestseller of war, courage and love
by Kathryn Hughes
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews106,631
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel
by Rachel Joyce
- List rank#4
- Price$10.66
- Rating4.3
- Reviews35,961
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The Last Anniversary: An Unforgettable Mystery of Family Secrets and Unexpected Inheritance
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews64,231
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A Month in the Country (New York Review Books Classics)
by J.L. Carr
- List rank#6
- Price$9.61
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,726
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Three Wishes: A Funny and Heartwarming Women's Fiction Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews52,173
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Case Histories: A Novel (Jackson Brodie Book 1)
by Kate Atkinson
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews18,629
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One Plus One: A Novel
by Jojo Moyes
- List rank#9
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.3
- Reviews46,461
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Me Before You, After You, and Still Me 3-Book Boxed Set (Me Before You Trilogy)
by Jojo Moyes
- List rank#10
- Price$20.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,125
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Contemporary
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,160 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 1,160 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $16.11.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
3% 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.