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Contemporary (Teen & Young Adult › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Teen & Young Adult › Fantasy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,196 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $10.18 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Fantasy (28,066), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,196 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
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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The Emerald Project: Book 1: Quest for the Ruby Shoes
by Alan Cody
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
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Midnight Sun (The Twilight Saga)
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews38,588
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Harry Potter: The Complete Collection (1-7)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#10
- Price$69.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12,233
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,196 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 1,196 reviews, and 11% 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 $10.18.
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.