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Anthropology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Anthropology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.99, median 903 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 903 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.99 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Anthropology best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- List rank#2
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,996
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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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The Great Remembering: Powerful Ancient Practices—and the New Science Bringing Them Back
by June Cohen
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews80
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The Biggest Game in Town
by Al Alvarez
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews196
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
- List rank#6
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews656
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Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America
by Wendy A. Woloson
- List rank#8
- 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#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,675
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#10
- Price$8.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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FAQ
Is Anthropology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 903 reviews and sells for $10.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthropology?
The median best seller has 903 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthropology best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Anthropology?
9% 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.