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Urban (Contemporary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban (Contemporary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 2,332 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $6.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Contemporary Fiction (23,140), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,332 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 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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The Surrogate Mother: An addictive psychological thriller
- List rank#1
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews151,802
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife: A Heartwarming Story of Redemption and Forgiveness, Discover the Power of Second Changes and Found Family
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews22,450
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The Ex
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews97,986
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Moth to a Flame
- List rank#4
- Price$8.54
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,249
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Rope Me Down: An MMMMM Dirty Rancher Romance (Forbidden)
by N. Slater
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,340
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The Predator: An Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance (Dark Verse Book 1)
by RuNyx
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews28,550
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Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A: A Special Edition of the Beloved American Classic Coming-Of-Age Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Betty Smith
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26,790
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Watercolors
by Evelyn Latrice
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,059
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The 19th Hole
by Evelyn Latrice
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,806
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fast
by Millie Belizaire
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,245
FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,332 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 2,332 reviews, and 5% 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 $3.99 and $6.99.
Can new books break into Urban?
12% 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.