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Dark Comedy: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Dark Comedy, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1,280 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Humor & Satire (10,776), one of the easier corners under it.
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,280 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Dark Comedy best sellers
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Peck & Peck: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews861
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The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews63,941
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Mr. Whiskers: Lord of the Void
by Joshua Koester
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews996
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How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days: A hilarious new historical romantic comedy for 2025 from the Sunday Times bestselling author
by Sophie Irwin
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews925
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To Live and Die in Dixie: A Callahan Garrity Mystery – A Southern Amateur Sleuth Mystery of Civil War Relics and Murder (Callahan Garrity Mysteries Book 2)
by Mary Kay Andrews
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,907
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Sweetly Unhinged: A Dark Rom-Com (Devoted In Darkness Book 1)
by Kira Cole
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews6,173
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Kane: A Humorous Supernatural Thriller (Wolfwere Series Book 1)
by Dick Wybrow
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,106
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Margo's Got Money Troubles: The Quirky and Heartwarming Inspiration for the Apple TV Series
by Rufi Thorpe
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews24,769
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Fall Shook Up: A Novel (Cozy Creek Collection Book 4)
by Piper Sheldon
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews3,622
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Sweet Obsession
by Harmony West
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,894
FAQ
Is Dark Comedy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,280 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dark Comedy?
The median best seller has 1,280 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dark Comedy best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Dark Comedy?
27% 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.