The KDP landscape is evolving fast, and every year a new wave of profitable niches rises to the top. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced publisher, choosing the right niche can dramatically impact your sales. The key is understanding which categories are growing, which ones are saturated, and which ones have long-term demand.
Below are the most promising and best-selling KDP niches you should consider publishing in this year—based on current trends, buyer behavior, and long-term performance.
1. Workbooks for Kids (Evergreen + High Demand)
This niche performs consistently well because parents, teachers, and homeschoolers buy these books all year long.
Top sub-niches:
- Handwriting practice
- Kindergarten readiness
- Bible learning workbooks
- Math and number tracing
- Preschool learning skills
- Phonics and reading practice
Why it sells: kids grow → new kids need workbooks every year → never-ending market.
KDPFast makes these in minutes with instant tracing pages, writing prompts, reading pages, and structured workbook flows.
2. Activity Books (Exploding Right Now)
Parents love them. Teachers love them. Grandparents buy them. Activity books are a safe, evergreen niche.
Hot activity niches:
- Mazes
- Word searches
- Crosswords
- Spot-the-difference
- Coloring activity hybrids
- Missing-word puzzles
You can publish entire series (Vol. 1, 2, 3…). KDPFast generates all of these pages instantly, saving hours or even days of work.
3. Children’s Storybooks
This niche continues growing thanks to parents, teachers, and gift buyers.
Strong sub-genres:
- Christian children’s stories
- Moral lessons
- Bedtime stories
- Holiday stories
- Funny/whimsical adventures
KDPFast’s story builder makes structuring these books far easier, especially when mixing story pages with activities.
4. Journals & Guided Notebooks
Journals are still one of the top-selling formats on Amazon—but only guided formats now sell well. Plain lined notebooks are oversaturated.
Best performing journal types:
- Gratitude journals
- Faith journals
- Anxiety relief journals
- Prayer journals
- Teen girl mental wellness journals
- Mom life journals
- Daily reflection journals
Guided prompts = stronger demand.
5. Self-Help & Personal Growth
This niche is massive and continues to grow every year.
Strong sub-niches include:
- Confidence and mindset
- Christian self-help
- Goal-setting workbooks
- Emotional healing
- Shadow work journals
- Productivity planners
This niche works great for both text-heavy books and workbook hybrids.
6. Educational Books for Adults
These niches exploded recently:
- Language learning (Spanish, Portuguese, French)
- Bible study guides
- Memory improvement
- Handwriting improvement for adults
- Brain games
Adult education categories have long-term growth and repeat buyers.
7. Coloring Books (Still a Top Seller)
Both kids and adults buy coloring books, but the niche shifted recently.
Top performing versions:
- Adult stress-relief coloring
- Christian coloring books
- Positive affirmations
- Teen girls confidence coloring
- Cute kawaii-style kids coloring
Add hybrid pages (color + trace + story) for even stronger results.
8. Planner & Tracker Books
These remain evergreen and highly profitable because people buy them every year.
Best-selling planner niches:
- Fitness and weight loss planners
- Mom life planners
- Christian planners
- Business planners
- Daily habit trackers
- Budget planners
Tip: Add guided prompts to avoid competing with cheap generic planners.
9. Bible-Based Kids & Family Books
This niche is booming right now, especially on Amazon US.
High-demand categories:
- Bible story workbooks
- Prayer journals for kids
- Christian activity books
- Family devotional books
- Scripture tracing books
KDPFast’s tools make biblical learning books extremely fast to produce.
10. Niche Hobby Books
These books sell year-round and have low competition.
Examples:
- Gardening logs
- Pet care journals
- Knitting/crochet trackers
- Recipe journals
- Travel bucket list books
Hobbies are reliable: passionate audiences + repeat purchases.
The key to KDP success this year is simple:
- Create in niches with high demand
- Avoid saturated formats
- Publish faster using smarter tools
KDPFast makes it easier than ever to build:
- Workbooks
- Storybooks
- Activity books
- Journals
- Planner-style interiors
With the right niche + the right tools, you can publish more, publish faster, and earn more this year.
