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Anthropology (Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Anthropology (Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.99, median 836 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 836 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Anthropology best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times Bestseller Exploring How We Became Ruler of the Planet
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
by Katherine Boo
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,128
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How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words
by Sophia Smith Galer
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews59
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews604
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Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America
by Wendy A. Woloson
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews34
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,675
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#8
- Price$8.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,687
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How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
- List rank#10
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews959
FAQ
Is Anthropology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 836 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthropology?
The median best seller has 836 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthropology best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Anthropology?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.