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Contemporary (Teen & Young Adult › Romance, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Teen & Young Adult › Romance, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 3,564 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) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,564 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Romance (13,514), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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Brighter Than the Stars
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,129
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If He Had Been with Me: A Heartbreaking Romance of First Love and Loss
by Laura Nowlin
- List rank#3
- Price$6.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews66,662
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The Naturals
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews29,451
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Killer Instinct (The Naturals Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews20,271
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A Thousand Boy Kisses (NEW BONUS CONTENT)
by Tillie Cole
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews70,935
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It's Not Summer Without You (The Summer I Turned Pretty Book 2)
by Jenny Han
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51,788
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Rival Darling: A Charming YA Wholesome Romance Featuring Rival Hockey Players, Fake Dating, and Unexpected Love (The Darling Devils Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13,399
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 3,564 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 3,564 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
9% 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.