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Holidays (Genre Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Holidays (Genre Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 3,355 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.25 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 38% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Genre Fiction (43,722), one of the easier corners under it.
- 38% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,355 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Holidays best sellers
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The Gift: A Christmas Thriller Short Story
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews62,945
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The Christmas Tree Farm: The grumpy sunshine viral TikTok sensation in the bestselling Dream Harbor cozy spicy romance series
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews36,160
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Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder
by Charlotte MacLeod
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews470
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The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable of Spiritual Healing, Self-Discovery, and the Power of Dreams
by Paulo Coelho
- List rank#6
- Price$8.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews185,441
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The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,277
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Sandwich: The Instant New York Times Bestselling Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews43,943
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Flirty Fall Fling: a small-town spicy secret fling romcom (Seasonal Swoon Book 1)
by Lyra Parish
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,789
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Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)
by Claire Keegan
- List rank#10
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30,285
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FAQ
Is Holidays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,355 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Holidays?
The median best seller has 3,355 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Holidays best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.25.
Can new books break into Holidays?
38% 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.