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Genre Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Genre Fiction (Literature & Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.49, median 43,946 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.37 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 43,946 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.37 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Genre Fiction best sellers
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Dungeon Crawler Carl: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 1
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews125,761
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The Calamity Club: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100,505
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The Pumpkin Spice Café: Read the viral bestselling TikTok sensation cozy spicy romance this fall! (Dream Harbor Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews86,669
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Dear Debbie
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews223,076
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Mirror Image
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,783
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The Me I Used to Be: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,608
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Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Book 31)
by Lee Child
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,286
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Partita: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,525
Subcategories
- Westerns32
- Disaster32
- War30
- GameLit & LitRPG28
- Death, Grief & Bereavement28
- Anthologies26
- Time Travel23
- Books, Bookstores & Libraries23
- Urban23
- Metaphysical22
- Biographical & Autofiction22
- Medical21
- Holidays21
- Travel & Vacation20
- Family Life20
- Sagas19
- City Life17
- Political17
- Movie Tie-Ins16
- Friendship14
- Coming of Age12
- Sports12
- Psychological12
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FAQ
Is Genre Fiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43,946 reviews and sells for $5.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Genre Fiction?
The median best seller has 43,946 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Genre Fiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.37 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Genre Fiction?
25% 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.