The Western and Cowboy Romance market has entered a sophisticated new era. Following a notable post-pandemic contraction, the subgenre experienced an explosive wave of viral hype—pioneered by breakout chart-toppers like Elsie Silver—and has now officially stabilized into a highly profitable, mature market segment . For authors and publishers navigating small-town ranch fiction, this transition from […]
The Female Detectives and Sleuths Market: New Data for Mystery and Thriller Authors in 2026 Say “female sleuth” to most authors or readers, and they picture a bakery, a cat, and a body in the town square. That’s cozy. And cozy is enormous, no doubt: more than 65,000 English-language titles in the Kindle category, with […]
Ten years after Amazon introduced its Clean & Wholesome Romance category, this segment of the romance market continues to attract authors, publishers, and an avid readership. Now, new K-lytics market data points to an important development: Clean & Wholesome Romance sales ranks have recovered from Amazon’s bestseller-list reset in 2022 and are showing considerable renewed […]
Update, July 2026: Amazon has substantially expanded Kindle Translate since this article was first published. The service now supports translations between English and Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese. We have also updated the comparison of independent AI book-translation services. As an indie author, you’ve poured your heart into crafting stories that resonate with readers. […]
Latest E-Book Market Trends In this month’s edition of Kindle trends, we again identified Amazon categories that have shown a remarkable sales rank development over the last twelve months. We look at a whole number of niche markets across Romance, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, and more. We also make our first projection for the expected […]
My Amazon Review Disappeared Amazon removing book reviews has been a significant issue for many authors and reviewers. Our recent video has triggered a huge debate about the root causes of such removals and how to avoid them. (more…)