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Death & Dying (Social & Family Issues, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Death & Dying (Social & Family Issues, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.54, median 2,704 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.63 – $11.55 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,704 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Social & Family Issues (12,280), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.54 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Death & Dying best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Scythe (Arc of a Scythe Book 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews23,028
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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe Book 2)
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,973
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- List rank#4
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews77,462
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The Toll (Arc of a Scythe Book 3)
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,655
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The Arc of a Scythe Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll; Gleanings
- List rank#9
- Price$29.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews432
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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Medal Winner―A Beloved Children's Classic About Friendship, Imagination, and Coping with Loss
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,703
FAQ
Is Death & Dying a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,704 reviews and sells for $8.54.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Death & Dying?
The median best seller has 2,704 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Death & Dying best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.54; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.63 and $11.55.
Can new books break into Death & Dying?
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.