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Romance (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Romance (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 856 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $7.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 26% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 26% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (4,018), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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The Christmas Ring: A Winter Romance
- List rank#1
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,839
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The Thorn Birds: A Beloved Epic Romance and Family Saga of Forbidden Love in the Australian Outback
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,026
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Mechanic's Christmas Match: Trinity Falls Sweet Romance - Village Christmas - Book 2
by Clara Pines
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews463
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Written on the Mist (Dawn of Alaska Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,628
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The Story Between Us: A second-chance small-town romance about the girl next door, the reclusive bestseller, and the almost-kiss they never got to finish. ... Collection | Falling for Flannel Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews157
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Beyond the Dawn (Dawn of Alaska Book 6)
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,517
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A Distant Shore: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,893
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A Voice in the Wind: The Mark of the Lion, Book 1
- List rank#9
- Price$23.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,044
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Redeeming Love
- List rank#10
- Price$9.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews35,467
FAQ
Is Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 856 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 856 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.
Can new books break into Romance?
26% 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.