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Renaissance (Historical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Renaissance (Historical, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 582 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Historical (3,954), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $3.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 582 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Renaissance best sellers
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A Betrothal So Bloody: A Dark Fantasy Vampire Romance (The Vicious Vows Duology Book 1)
by Mary Dublin
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews394
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Cherish and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance (The Silver Dukes Book 1)
by Meara Platt
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,297
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Cocky Baron (Regency Cocky Gents Book 2)
by Annabelle Anders
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,780
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Defy The Highlander: A Scottish Medieval Romance (Champions of Caledonia Book 2)
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews234
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Slow Burn Romance: A Medieval Romance Collection (KLN Medieval Romance Boxed Set Collections)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10
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Moonlight and the Duke: A Regency Historical Romance (The Silver Dukes Book 2)
by Meara Platt
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,891
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Blessing’s Baron: A Regency Historical Romance (Seven Unsuitable Sisters Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews753
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Cocky Earl (Regency Cocky Gents Book 1)
by Annabelle Anders
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,323
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The House of the Witch: A spellbinding historical mystery, for fans of Weyward, from Clare Marchant
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,083
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Destruction: A Medieval Romance (Guard of Six)
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Renaissance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 582 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Renaissance?
The median best seller has 582 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Renaissance best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Renaissance?
13% 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.