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Contemporary (British, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Contemporary (British, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 3,524 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| 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 3,524 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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God of Ruin: A Dark College Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 4)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews45,524
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God of War: An Enemies to Lovers Marriage Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 6)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews38,326
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Lift and Let Die (A Right Royal Cozy Investigation Mystery): A royal sleuth whodunnit with a hint of humour
by Helen Golden
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews115
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One Lost Soul: A chilling British detective crime thriller (The Hidden Norfolk Murder Mystery Series Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37,803
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Pack Baby for the Billionaires: A Cozy, Billionaire, Reverse Harem Omegaverse Romance
by Evie Ellis
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,356
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Tears Of A Clown: The new Declan Walsh thriller from the New York Times #1 Bestseller (Detective Inspector Declan Walsh Book 26)
by Jack Gatland
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,215
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The Frozen Carriage: A Christmas mystery from the author of The Corfe Castle Murders (The Jurassic Coast Mysteries Book 4)
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews367
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Where No One Can Find You (The Survivor Stories Book 2)
by J.E. Rowney
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,303
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Pack Baby for the Bratva: A Cozy Reverse Harem Omegaverse
by Evie Ellis
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews582
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Tell Me How This Ends: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick
by Jo Leevers
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,477
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FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,524 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 3,524 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
13% 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.