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Family (Social & Family Issues, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Family (Social & Family Issues, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.60, median 5,782 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.63 – $10.98 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,782 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $8.60 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Social & Family Issues (12,280), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Family best sellers
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The Sixth Faction Deluxe Limited Edition (A New Divergent Series, 1)
- List rank#3
- Price$19.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#4
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)
by Holly Black
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews75,859
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The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,147
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The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
- List rank#8
- Price$8.01
- Rating4.6
- Reviews77,463
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews123,801
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Caraval
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews36,785
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Family a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,782 reviews and sells for $8.60.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Family?
The median best seller has 5,782 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Family best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.60; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.63 and $10.98.
Can new books break into Family?
7% 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.