We tracked rankings for 3 different books in each category: The #1 book which is selling the most, the #50 book in the middle, and the #100 book which just barely made the list. This list here is purely for Kindle ebooks and Kindle sales. Just know that all these bestseller lists are for the Kindle store, NOT the “Books” category on Amazon (which includes paperbacks, hardcovers, ebooks and audiobook sales). To make the list easier for you to read and understand, we removed the “Kindle eBooks -> ” text string from the data in the table. On the Kindle store, this list actually displays like this: The #1 most competitive category on Amazon Kindle is Romance -> Contemporary. If you’re lucky enough to get your book ranking in one of these categories, you can get a lot of extra exposure and sales.īut first, a little breakdown of how the table works. Here’s a list of the Top #100 most competitive and high traffic categories on Amazon Kindle. As you gain more sales momentum and better sales ranking, you can switch your categories to more competitive ones which will send you more traffic and sales.īut which categories can give you the most sales possible on Amazon Kindle? We did a little digging and found out. The less you’re currently selling, the lower your sales rank will be on Amazon and the less competitive categories you should choose. So you need to pick categories that you can actually rank your book on. That means if your book is ranked #101, you get absolutely no exposure from being in that category. What you may not know is that only the Top 100 books in each category get featured in that category. If your book is a romance novel, I wouldn’t recommend listing it in the Nonfiction -> Religion & Spirituality -> Christianity -> Christian Living -> Spiritual Growth list. But how do you know which categories are right for your book?įirst of all, your category should obviously match your book.

You might find hundreds or even thousands of new readers just by having your book listed in the right category on Amazon. Other categories are so competitive that only a small fraction of the books in those categories make the Top #100 spots on the list.Ĭhoosing the right categories on Kindle for your book is really, really important. Some of them have less than 100 books on the list, meaning any book you add to that category would technically become an “Amazon bestseller” as long as you sell at least one copy. There are over 10,489 bestseller lists for Amazon Kindle books.

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