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Death (Sociology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Death (Sociology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.74, median 358 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Sociology (1,873), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.74 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 358 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Death best sellers
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#1
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,445
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When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews120,214
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Mortality
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,307
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews49,839
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Death of an Ordinary Man: A Profoundly Moving Memoir of Death Ordinary Life and the Things We Cannot Take with Us
by Sarah Perry
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews611
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It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
by Megan Devine LPC
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,744
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Exhumed: Unearthing the History of the American Vampire
by Aaron Mahnke
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews40
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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
by Rosie Grant
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews694
FAQ
Is Death a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 358 reviews and sells for $10.74.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Death?
The median best seller has 358 reviews, and 29% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Death best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.74; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Death?
13% 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.