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Contemporary (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 14,972 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 40% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 14,972 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 40% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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Bad in Bed
- List rank#1
- Price$17.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14
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Verity
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,270
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The Pumpkin Spice Café: Read the viral bestselling TikTok sensation cozy spicy romance this fall! (Dream Harbor Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews86,669
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Of Karma and Corridors (Black Rabbit Book 2)
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews464
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Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness: Book 1) (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy)
by Leigh Rivers
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews82,678
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The Voicemail: A Secret Baby, Mafia Romance (Sinful Mafia Daddies)
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,783
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Three Fates
by Nora Roberts
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,114
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Contemporary
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14,972 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 14,972 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
40% 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.