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Contemporary English: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Contemporary English, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Bibles (701), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 11 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Contemporary English best sellers
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Holy Bible: American Standard Version - New & Old Testaments: E-Reader Formatted ASV w/ Easy Navigation
by American Standard Version
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews809
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HOLY BIBLE : English Standard Version (ESV) Edition 2022
by Moses Ba
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews48
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The Holy Bible: Literal Standard Version (LSV), 2020
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews804
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![Berean Standard Bible: The Holy Bible [BSB] (Annotated) book cover by Berean Bible](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/617KSRzANRL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Berean Standard Bible: The Holy Bible [BSB] (Annotated)
by Berean Bible
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Holy Bible: Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV): Complete Old and New Testaments | Faithful Catholic Translation in Modern English | Large Print Edition
by Ronald L. Conte Jr.
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
by Holy Reads
- List rank#6
- Price$4.25
- Rating4.6
- Reviews648
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CEV Holy Bible
by Various
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,715
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Modern Literal Version New Testament: Red Letter
by Jesus Christ
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews402
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The Voice: A Narrative Bible – The Story of Scripture Retold in Modern, Dramatic Prose: Experience the entire Bible as one sweeping story—from Genesis to Revelation (The Voice Series)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.45
- Rating4.2
- Reviews29
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KJVM (King James Version Modernized)
by Joel Hitchcock
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Contemporary English a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary English?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 78% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary English best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Contemporary English?
8% 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.