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Genre Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Genre Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 43,722 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $20.36 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| 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 43,722 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $20.36, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Genre Fiction best sellers
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The Witch
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews73,134
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 1
- List rank#2
- Price$19.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,761
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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The Gate of the Feral Gods: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 4
- List rank#5
- Price$22.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews72,956
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This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7
- List rank#6
- Price$31.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews55,365
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
- List rank#7
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews41,099
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Partita: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,525
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Subcategories
- Death, Grief & Bereavement37
- Animals36
- Sea Stories35
- Political34
- Immigration32
- Biographical & Autofiction31
- Urban Life31
- Westerns30
- Time Travel30
- War30
- TV, Movie, Video Game Adaptations29
- Metaphysical & Visionary28
- Coming of Age28
- Holidays27
- GameLit & LitRPG27
- Absurdist27
- Epistolary25
- City Life23
- Travel & Vacation22
- Family Life21
- Suburban21
- Feel-Good20
- Medical19
- Friendship19
- Sports19
- Mashups18
- Horror17
- Small Town & Rural17
- Gothic15
- Family Saga15
- Psychological13
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Genre Fiction
FAQ
Is Genre Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43,722 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Genre Fiction?
The median best seller has 43,722 reviews, and 0% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Genre Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $20.36.
Can new books break into Genre Fiction?
29% 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.