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Anthropology (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anthropology (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $24.88, median 66 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.95 – $39.20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Social Sciences (646), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $24.88 its median price beats 83% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Anthropology best sellers
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#1
- Price$11.42
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a cultural history) (VOLUME I)
- List rank#2
- Price$18.94
- Rating4.7
- Reviews840
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How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
- List rank#3
- Price$22.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,949
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Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind
by George Lakoff
- List rank#4
- Price$16.72
- Rating4.4
- Reviews179
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Steps to an Ecology of Mind: Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology
by Gregory Bateson
- List rank#5
- Price$23.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews223
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War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage
by Lawrence H. Keeley
- List rank#6
- Price$24.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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The Theory of the Leisure Class (Oxford World's Classics)
by Thorstein Veblen
- List rank#7
- Price$13.93
- Rating4.4
- Reviews145
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Vietnam - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- List rank#8
- Price$12.28
- Rating4.4
- Reviews106
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Antisemitism, an American Tradition
by Pamela S. Nadell
- List rank#9
- Price$15.53
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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Laundering Black Rage
by Too Black
- List rank#10
- Price$41.59
- Rating5.0
- Reviews6
FAQ
Is Anthropology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 66 reviews and sells for $24.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anthropology?
The median best seller has 66 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anthropology best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.95 and $39.20.
Can new books break into Anthropology?
4% 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.