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Contemporary (Paranormal & Urban, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Paranormal & Urban, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 10,973 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.49 – $19.10 |
|---|---|
| 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 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 10,973 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $7.49 to $19.10, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 1
- List rank#1
- Price$19.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,761
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
- List rank#2
- Price$17.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews102,650
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This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7
- List rank#3
- Price$31.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews55,365
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
- List rank#4
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews41,099
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On Wings of Blood: A Dark Paranormal Romance Set in a Deadly Supernatural Academy (Bloodwing Academy Book 1)
by Briar Boleyn
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews43,344
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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles Book 1)
by TJ Klune
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,903
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
by Sangu Mandanna
- List rank#7
- Price$12.21
- Rating4.3
- Reviews40,053
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Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance
by Christine Feehan
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,736
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Sacred Ground: A Novel
by Mercedes Lackey
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews536
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Contemporary
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10,973 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 10,973 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.49 and $19.10.
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.