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Romance (Classics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Romance (Classics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 3,695 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 3,695 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews136,196
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Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
- List rank#2
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews35,302
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Pride and Prejudice (AmazonClassics Edition)
by Jane Austen
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,089
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Dirty Business: A Steamy Billionaire Romance (Silver Fox Daddies)
by K.C. Crowne
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,776
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Wuthering Heights (AmazonClassics Edition)
by Emily Brontë
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews37,341
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Jane Eyre (AmazonClassics Edition)
by Charlotte Brontë
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews30,424
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 3,695 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 3,695 reviews, and 3% 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 $5.99.
Can new books break into Romance?
2% 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.