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Contemporary (Teens › Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Teens › Romance, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.39, median 4,697 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.70 – $12.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,697 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.39 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
- List rank#1
- Price$26.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews304,854
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A Court of Frost and Starlight
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews204,330
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Brighter Than the Stars
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,129
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Dangerous Impulses (Deluxe Limited Edition) (The Naturals, 5)
- List rank#5
- Price$16.24
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If He Had Been with Me: A Heartbreaking Romance of First Love and Loss
by Laura Nowlin
- List rank#7
- Price$6.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews66,662
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The Inheritance Games
- List rank#8
- Price$6.43
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51,813
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The Naturals
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews29,451
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FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,697 reviews and sells for $9.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 4,697 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.70 and $12.59.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
12% 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.