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Romance (Writing, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Romance (Writing, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.09, median 116 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.13 – $17.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Writing (2,234), one of the easier corners under it.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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Behind Five Willows
by June Hur
- List rank#2
- Price$12.60
- Rating4.6
- Reviews369
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Kurunagai Podhumadi: குறுநகை போதுமடி (Tamil Edition)
by Vedha Vishal
- List rank#3
- Price$4.19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4
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Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels
by Gwen Hayes
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,750
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Letters to Milena (The Schocken Kafka Library)
by Franz Kafka
- List rank#5
- Price$14.80
- Rating4.7
- Reviews663
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
by Frances Mayes
- List rank#6
- Price$8.98
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,463
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The Old Ducks' Club: The #1 bestselling laugh-out-loud, feel-good read
by Maddie Please
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,851
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Gourmet Hound, Vol. 1: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel
by Robyn Lee Hamada
- List rank#8
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Outlander Kitchen: The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook
by Theresa Carle-Sanders
- List rank#9
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,451
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The Polysecure Workbook: Healing Your Attachment and Creating Security in Loving Relationships
by Jessica Fern
- List rank#10
- Price$18.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews162
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Dark Romance
FAQ
Is Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 116 reviews and sells for $13.09.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 116 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.09; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.13 and $17.84.
Can new books break into Romance?
14% 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.