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Urban (Paranormal & Urban, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban (Paranormal & Urban, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 2,948 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,948 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Urban best sellers
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City)
- List rank#2
- Price$11.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews148,385
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Fated to the Wolf Prince: A Fated Mates Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (The Hunted Omegas Book 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews29,348
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The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews55,119
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Sacred Ground: A Novel
by Mercedes Lackey
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews536
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Cursed By Fate (Blind Fury Book 3)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews484
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Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson Book 14)
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,010
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FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,948 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 2,948 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban 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 Urban?
29% 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.