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Censorship (Specific Topics, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Censorship (Specific Topics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.48, median 6,916 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$10.48Median price
6,916Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$9.00 – $13.75
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,916 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $10.48 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
  • Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.

Top 10 Censorship best sellers

  1. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover by Maya Angelou

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    by Maya Angelou

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews39,336

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  2. Fahrenheit 451 book cover by Ray Bradbury

    Fahrenheit 451

    by Ray Bradbury

    • List rank#2
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews61,615

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  3. East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition book cover by John Steinbeck

    East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition

    by John Steinbeck

    • List rank#3
    • Price$23.30
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews17,375

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  4. Lord of the Flies book cover by William Golding

    Lord of the Flies

    by William Golding

    • List rank#4
    • Price$10.14
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews55,944

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  5. Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics) book cover by George Orwell

    Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)

    by George Orwell

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.67
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews95,331

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  6. The Catcher in the Rye book cover by J. D. Salinger

    The Catcher in the Rye

    by J. D. Salinger

    • List rank#6
    • Price$6.22
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews48,352

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  7. Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) book cover by John Steinbeck

    Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)

    by John Steinbeck

    • List rank#7
    • Price$7.61
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews45,544

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  8. A Wrinkle in Time: (Newbery Medal Winner) book cover by Madeleine L'Engle

    A Wrinkle in Time: (Newbery Medal Winner)

    by Madeleine L'Engle

    • List rank#8
    • Price$5.80
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews31,170

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  9. Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) book cover by Toni Morrison

    Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International)

    by Toni Morrison

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.16
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews20,781

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  10. 1984: 75th Anniversary book cover by George Orwell

    1984: 75th Anniversary

    by George Orwell

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews126,655

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FAQ

Is Censorship a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,916 reviews and sells for $10.48.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Censorship?

The median best seller has 6,916 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Censorship best sellers cost?

The median price is $10.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.00 and $13.75.

Can new books break into Censorship?

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.