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New Adult & College (Fantasy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for New Adult & College (Fantasy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 3,205 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Fantasy (50,648), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,205 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 New Adult & College best sellers
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,267
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews445,793
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Legacy Found: A Reverse Harem Shifter Academy Romance (Luftis Academy Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,840
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Veins of Power: Your Next Obsessive Slow-Burn Fantasy Romance: Dragons, Forbidden Magic, and Unbearable Tension! (Threads of the Fifth Realm Book 1)
by Becky Jane Fox
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,711
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Ninth House
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews31,859
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Angel of Ashes: A Fantasy Fated Mates Academy Romance (Neverbound Academy Book 1)
by KC Kean
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,734
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Dead Beat (Ninth House Series Book 3)
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,891
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Silver Storm (Star Touched: Witch Blade 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,630
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FAQ
Is New Adult & College a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,205 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in New Adult & College?
The median best seller has 3,205 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do New Adult & College best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into New Adult & College?
22% 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.