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Josei: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Josei, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.20, median 89 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.47 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 98 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Manga (1,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $11.20 its median price is below 85% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Josei best sellers
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 1
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews590
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 2
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews414
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 3
- List rank#3
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews367
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 4
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews297
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 8
- List rank#5
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews87
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 5
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews237
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 6
- List rank#7
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews211
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Firefly Wedding, Vol. 7
- List rank#8
- Price$11.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews148
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The Matchmaker’s Fiancé: My Fiancé Won’t Leave Me Alone While I’m Finding Him the Ideal Bride Volume 1: E-Book (The Matchmaker’s Fiancée: My Fiancé Won’t ... While I’m Finding Him the Ideal Bride)
by Amamiya Satsuki
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews24
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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Complete Manga Box Set (Wotakoi Box Set)
by Fujita
- List rank#10
- Price$41
- Rating4.8
- Reviews551
FAQ
Is Josei a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 89 reviews and sells for $11.20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Josei?
The median best seller has 89 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Josei best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.20; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.47 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Josei?
21% 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.