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Romance (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Romance (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 15,843 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 15,843 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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Partita: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,525
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Love You More: A Novel
by Emily Giffin
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,600
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Norwegian Wood (Vintage International)
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews23,832
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The Briar Club: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets
by Kate Quinn
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews65,601
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Lair of the Lion: A Classic Dark Beauty and the Beast Paranormal Historical Romance
by Christine Feehan
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,736
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All We Ever Wanted: A Novel
by Emily Giffin
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,848
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Still Life with Bread Crumbs: A Novel
by Anna Quindlen
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,586
FAQ
Is Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15,843 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 15,843 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Romance?
18% 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.