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Cultural & Ethnic Studies (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cultural & Ethnic Studies (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.95, median 4,085 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.10 – $18.18 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,085 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.95 its median price is below 87% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Cultural & Ethnic Studies best sellers
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#3
- Price$19.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#4
- Price$13.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X
- List rank#5
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,885
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- List rank#6
- Price$29.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
- List rank#7
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,555
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The Fire Next Time
- List rank#8
- Price$15.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,066
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A People's History of the United States: A National Bestselling Book on U.S. History and the Fight for Racial Equality
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#9
- Price$15.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$9.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,755
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Cultural & Ethnic Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,085 reviews and sells for $10.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cultural & Ethnic Studies?
The median best seller has 4,085 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cultural & Ethnic Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.10 and $18.18.
Can new books break into Cultural & Ethnic Studies?
5% 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.