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Contemporary (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.95, median 1,542 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.89 – $16.73 |
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| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,542 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Fantasy (3,270), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.95 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews123,801
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews118,417
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews104,205
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Twilight: The Twilight Saga, Book 1
- List rank#6
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48,050
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Midnight Sun (The Twilight Saga, 5)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,130
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New Moon: The Twilight Saga, Book 2
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews28,747
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,542 reviews and sells for $11.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 1,542 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.89 and $16.73.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
10% 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.