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Discrimination & Racism (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Discrimination & Racism (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.70, median 611 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Social Sciences (1,597), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 611 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Discrimination & Racism best sellers
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
by Jonathan Metzl
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,463
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Intellectuals and Race
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews959
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America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States
by Erika Lee
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews293
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,224
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How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
- List rank#6
- Price$13.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews236
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,066
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
by LICSW Resmaa Menakem, MSW
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,687
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America—The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black Americans
- List rank#9
- Price$15.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,346
FAQ
Is Discrimination & Racism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 611 reviews and sells for $8.70.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Discrimination & Racism?
The median best seller has 611 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Discrimination & Racism best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.49.
Can new books break into Discrimination & Racism?
2% 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.