Hi Friend,
Within Amazon Kindle's No. 1 genre, Romance, we find more than 100 sub-markets. One of the bigger ones is historical romance.
Changes
Fans of the genre will be happy to learn that Amazon just added three new sub-genres to the Historical Romance category, which now boasts 11 dedicated bestseller lists.
The most notable addition is probably "20th Century Historical Romance."
It acknowledges that genre definitions must adapt as times and reader demographics change. Yes, human beings grow older, and readers are no exception ;-).
Thus, a younger reader who discovers a romance novel via #booktok will view a love story set in the 1980s as — let's face it — "historical"!
Regency Rules
Regency Romance continues to be the highest-selling sub-genre.
Although the average monthly sales ranks for the Top-20 saw a slight downward correction, the overall market value grew by 9%. (Solid mid-tier sales thanks to series and their readthroughs.)
Netflix's Bridgerton season 3 has wrapped filming, and as we saw during the releases of seasons 1 and 2, we can again expect a positive effect on Regency romance book bestseller ranks.
Latest Research
Historical Romance is a competitive, mature market.
And we added two bonus reports,
a) one for Regency romance and
b) another for Scottish romance (including Scottish time travel romance.)
This new K-lytics research reveals the trends, composition, top-performers, and success factors of the Historical Romance Kindle market by analyzing more than 9,000 current books.
Get the results from our unique "virtual bestseller list approach." We cover topics such as top-selling cover art, optimal categories, sales evolution, power words in book titles and descriptions, Kindle Unlimited vs. Non-KU, series vs. standalone, top authors, publishers, high-volume keywords, and more.
As always, the main report comes with an extensive video where I guide you through the results.
Research less, write more, rank higher. Be among the first to get the latest market insights here:
(3 reports + Video)
I look forward to seeing you there.
Alex K-lytics.com | e-book market intelligence for success
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