Amazon Book Sales & BSR Tracker

Name: Amazon Kindle & KDP Bestsellers Dataset
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Browse and sort Kindle and print books by Best Sellers Rank, estimated revenue, price, and royalties to see what's selling on Amazon. · Updated May 12, 2026

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190 of 298,936 books

Filtering by:Category: Contemporary

Book					Published

The Last Letter by Rebecca YarrosKindleKU	$212.6K	#1 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	186.9K	$9.99	7y 4mo
Purple State: A Small-Town Romcom Debut Novel from the Bestselling Author and Fox News Host by Dana PerinoHardcover	$59.4K	#2 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	477	$30	2mo
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiPaperback	$29.3K	#5 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	14.3K	$32	26y 4mo
Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics) by George OrwellPaperback	$12.7K	#3 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	94.5K	$12	22y 3mo
East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition by John SteinbeckPaperback	$11.9K	#4 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	26K	$18.28	24y 6mo
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyPaperback	$11.3K	#6 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	47K	$18.98	19y 8mo
Infinite Jeffs by Jeff Jeff JeffPaperback	$7.1K	#18 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	8	$25	3mo
Stoner (New York Review Books Classics) by John WilliamsPaperback	$7K	#10 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	21.6K	$17.95	20y
The Bell Jar: A Timeless Coming-of-Age Classic (Perennial Classics) by Sylvia PlathPaperbackKU	$6.7K	#12 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	37.9K	$18.98	20y 11mo
When Crickets Cry by Charles MartinKindle	$4.3K	#36 in Contemporary	35.4K	$12.99	20y 3mo
The Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature by Kazuo IshiguroPaperback	$4.2K	#24 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	27.5K	$19	35y 10mo
Flowers For Algernon: Student Edition (cover may vary) by Daniel KeyesPaperback	$4K	#23 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	38.6K	$18.98	21y 2mo
Little Black Classics Box Set (Penguin Little Black Classics) by VariousPaperback	$3.5K	#356 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	1.4K	$140	10y 7mo
West with Giraffes: A Novel by Lynda RutledgePaperback	$3.5K	#17 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	114.8K	$14.95	5y 5mo
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren WeisbergerKindle	$3.4K	#37 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	5.5K	$9.99	13y 1mo
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. PirsigPaperback	$3.3K	#45 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	13.8K	$24.99	17y 9mo
I Dare You: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Dare Series Book 1) by Shantel TessierKindleKU	$3K	#41 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	11.5K	$4.99	8y 2mo
Dead Poets Society by N.H. KleinbaumKindleKU	$2.7K	#85 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	6.8K	$7.99	13y 8mo
We Come Here to Starve by Paige ParkerPaperbackKU	$2.4K	#37 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	97	$17.98	8mo
No Longer Human by Osamu DazaiPaperback	$2.3K	#28 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	18K	$14.95	53y 6mo
Mark of the Lion Series Gift Collection: Complete 3-Book Set (A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn) Christian Historical Fiction Novels Set in 1st Century Rome by Francine RiversPaperback	$2.2K	#110 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	5K	$30.86	27y 10mo
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John SteinbeckPaperback	$2K	#16 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	44.2K	$10.79	32y 10mo
Magic Hour: A Novel by Kristin HannahPaperback	$2K	#11 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	56.3K	$9.49	15y 9mo
The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthyPaperback	$2K	#9 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	37.4K	$8.98	20y 3mo
Kafka on the Shore (Vintage International) by Haruki MurakamiPaperback	$2K	#51 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction	21.5K	$18	20y 6mo

The Last Letter

by Rebecca Yarros

Est $/mo

$212.6K

BSR

#21

Reviews

186.9K

Rating

4.7

Price

$9.99

Published

7y 4mo

Purple State: A Small-Town Romcom Debut Novel from the Bestselling Author and Fox News Host

by Dana Perino

Est $/mo

$59.4K

BSR

#50

Reviews

477

Rating

4.6

Price

$30

Published

2mo

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski

Est $/mo

$29.3K

BSR

#369

Reviews

14.3K

Rating

4.6

Price

$32

Published

26y 4mo

Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)

by George Orwell

Est $/mo

$12.7K

BSR

#174

Reviews

94.5K

Rating

4.6

Price

$12

Published

22y 3mo

East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition

by John Steinbeck

Est $/mo

$11.9K

BSR

#453

Reviews

26K

Rating

4.7

Price

$18.28

Published

24y 6mo

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

Est $/mo

$11.3K

BSR

#518

Reviews

47K

Rating

4.4

Price

$18.98

Published

19y 8mo

Infinite JeffsKDP

by Jeff Jeff Jeff

Est $/mo

$7.1K

BSR

#1,576

Reviews

Rating

3.9

Price

$25

Published

3mo

Stoner (New York Review Books Classics)

by John Williams

Est $/mo

$7K

BSR

#869

Reviews

21.6K

Rating

4.5

Price

$17.95

Published

20y

The Bell Jar: A Timeless Coming-of-Age Classic (Perennial Classics)

by Sylvia Plath

Est $/mo

$6.7K

BSR

#1,017

Reviews

37.9K

Rating

4.3

Price

$18.98

Published

20y 11mo

When Crickets Cry

by Charles Martin

Est $/mo

$4.3K

BSR

#5,793

Reviews

35.4K

Rating

4.6

Price

$12.99

Published

20y 3mo

The Remains of the Day: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Est $/mo

$4.2K

BSR

#1,921

Reviews

27.5K

Rating

4.4

Price

$19

Published

35y 10mo

Flowers For Algernon: Student Edition (cover may vary)

by Daniel Keyes

Est $/mo

$4K

BSR

#2,085

Reviews

38.6K

Rating

4.6

Price

$18.98

Published

21y 2mo

Little Black Classics Box Set (Penguin Little Black Classics)

by Various

Est $/mo

$3.5K

BSR

#41,246

Reviews

1.4K

Rating

4.6

Price

$140

Published

10y 7mo

West with Giraffes: A Novel

by Lynda Rutledge

Est $/mo

$3.5K

BSR

#1,511

Reviews

114.8K

Rating

4.6

Price

$14.95

Published

5y 5mo

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns

by Lauren Weisberger

Est $/mo

$3.4K

BSR

#12,789

Reviews

5.5K

Rating

3.8

Price

$9.99

Published

13y 1mo

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

by Robert M. Pirsig

Est $/mo

$3.3K

BSR

#4,457

Reviews

13.8K

Rating

4.4

Price

$24.99

Published

17y 9mo

I Dare You: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Dare Series Book 1)KDP

by Shantel Tessier

Est $/mo

$3K

BSR

#6,571

Reviews

11.5K

Rating

4.4

Price

$4.99

Published

8y 2mo

Dead Poets Society

by N.H. Kleinbaum

Est $/mo

$2.7K

BSR

#12,923

Reviews

6.8K

Rating

4.5

Price

$7.99

Published

13y 8mo

We Come Here to Starve

by Paige Parker

Est $/mo

$2.4K

BSR

#3,709

Reviews

Rating

4.9

Price

$17.98

Published

8mo

No Longer Human

by Osamu Dazai

Est $/mo

$2.3K

BSR

#2,614

Reviews

18K

Rating

4.7

Price

$14.95

Published

53y 6mo

Mark of the Lion Series Gift Collection: Complete 3-Book Set (A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn) Christian Historical Fiction Novels Set in 1st Century Rome

by Francine Rivers

Est $/mo

$2.2K

BSR

#10,752

Reviews

Rating

4.8

Price

$30.86

Published

27y 10mo

Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

by John Steinbeck

Est $/mo

$2K

BSR

#1,414

Reviews

44.2K

Rating

4.6

Price

$10.79

Published

32y 10mo

Magic Hour: A Novel

by Kristin Hannah

Est $/mo

$2K

BSR

#957

Reviews

56.3K

Rating

4.6

Price

$9.49

Published

15y 9mo

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

Est $/mo

$2K

BSR

#804

Reviews

37.4K

Rating

4.4

Price

$8.98

Published

20y 3mo

Kafka on the Shore (Vintage International)

by Haruki Murakami

Est $/mo

$2K

BSR

#4,886

Reviews

21.5K

Rating

4.4

Price

$18

Published

20y 6mo

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How to Use This Dataset for KDP Research

This page tracks Amazon bestsellers across Kindle and print formats, sourced from Amazon's Best Sellers Rank pages. Use the insight chips to switch lens: 'New & Trending' surfaces recently published books with early traction, 'Hidden Gems' shows high-rated titles with under-50 reviews, and 'KU Goldmines' focuses on Kindle Unlimited winners. Filter by format, price range, or category from the filter sheet. Click any title to open the live Amazon listing and inspect the niche directly.

Spotting Niches Worth Writing For

The most actionable signal is the combination of low BSR (high sales velocity) and high review count (proven audience), with multiple indie publishers competing. If a category's top 10 BSR slots are dominated by traditional Big Five imprints, it's harder for a new self-publisher to break in. If those slots include indie names, the niche is reachable. Sort by BSR ascending, filter to KDP-only, and skim the top results to identify these openings quickly.

Kindle vs. Print: Which Format to Target

Kindle ebooks have lower production cost (no printing) and higher royalty rates (up to 70% in the $2.99-$9.99 range), making them the typical entry point for KDP authors. Print-on-demand paperbacks layer on top. Same manuscript, hardcover or paperback edition created automatically when an order comes in. Use the Print filter to study what works in physical formats, then decide whether to publish ebook-only or both.

KDP & Kindle Publishing FAQ

What is KDP and how is it different from regular Amazon publishing?

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is Amazon's self-publishing platform. Anyone can upload an ebook or paperback manuscript and have it sold globally on Amazon, with royalties paid monthly. The 'KDP' badge on this page flags titles whose publisher field looks self-published. It's a heuristic, not a guarantee, but it's a reasonable proxy for spotting indie authors versus traditional imprints.

What does BSR mean and is a lower number better?

BSR is Amazon's Best Sellers Rank. It ranks every product against everything else in its store (Kindle Store or Books). Lower is better: BSR #1 is the top-selling book in that store, while BSR #100,000 is well outside the bestseller lists. BSR updates roughly hourly and is a useful relative-popularity signal but does not directly translate to a sales count.

How do I find profitable Kindle book niches?

Start with 'Top KDP Self-Publishers' to see where indie authors are actually winning, then check 'New & Trending' for recent releases gaining traction (open-window niches). 'Hidden Gems' surfaces high-rated books with under-50 reviews. Quality is proven but the attention is still up for grabs. Cross-reference with the category combobox to dig into specific sub-niches.

How accurate is the price data?

Prices are scraped from Amazon's product page at scrape time, which is updated regularly. Kindle prices on Amazon change frequently (countdown deals, regional differences, Kindle Unlimited inclusions), so treat the price column as a recent snapshot rather than the live price. Click through to Amazon to see what the book costs right now.

Why are some books missing publisher or page counts?

Indie Kindle titles often don't surface a publisher field on the Amazon product page. The data simply isn't there to scrape. This is more common with self-published Kindle books than with traditionally published print books. Missing fields render as '—' and are not filtered out, since the BSR and review signals are still meaningful.

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