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Romance (Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Romance (Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.27, median 35,578 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $17.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 39% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 35,578 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 39% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $8.27 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony
- List rank#1
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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Verity
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,270
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Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59,929
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A Court of Forgotten Melody
- List rank#4
- Price$16.29
- Reviews-
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I Accidentally Joined a Wolf Shifter Group Chat
by Roxie Ray
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,045
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
- List rank#6
- Price$27.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Bad in Bed
- List rank#8
- Price$17.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews339,094
Subcategories
- Love Triangle47
- Amish & Mennonite41
- Holidays39
- Adaptations38
- Hispanic & Latino36
- Later in Life35
- Clean & Wholesome35
- Time Travel33
- Gothic32
- Fake Dating32
- Collections & Anthologies31
- Small Town Romance30
- Mafia Romance29
- Medical27
- Dark Romance26
- Firefighters25
- Historical24
- Friends to Lovers24
- Science Fiction24
- Police24
- Paranormal24
- Alpha Male24
- Multicultural & Interracial23
- Western & Frontier23
- Action & Adventure23
- Enemies to Lovers23
- Polyamory22
- Rockstar Romance22
- Billionaires & Millionaires21
- Military21
- Contemporary17
- Romantasy15
- Workplace Romance14
- Romantic Comedy13
- Romantic Suspense13
- New Adult & College12
- Sports11
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Romance
FAQ
Is Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 35,578 reviews and sells for $8.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 35,578 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $17.02.
Can new books break into Romance?
39% 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.