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Gay Studies: Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Gay Studies, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 98 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).

27Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
98Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.97 – $12.19
Average rating4.4
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.97 to $12.19, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Gay Studies best sellers

  1. The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture (Sexual  book cover by Dwight A.  McBride

    The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture (Sexual Cultures Book 34)

    by Dwight A. McBride

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,749

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  2. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World book cover by Alan	 Downs Ph. D.

    The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

    by Alan Downs Ph. D.

    • List rank#2
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews4,367

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  3. Cruel Sacrifice book cover by Aphrodite Jones

    Cruel Sacrifice

    by Aphrodite Jones

    • List rank#3
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews1,855

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  4. Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Qu book cover by Joey Mogul

    Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action Book 5)

    by Joey Mogul

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews130

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  5. The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals book cover by Richard Plant

    The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals

    by Richard Plant

    • List rank#5
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews281

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  6. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl – The Riveting New York Times Bestsel book cover by John Colapinto

    As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl – The Riveting New York Times Bestseller About Medical Arrogance and Personal Triumph

    by John Colapinto

    • List rank#6
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews933

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  7. My Accidental First Date: A Funny Fumbling Out of the Closet M/M Tale (Raised by Wolves Bo book cover by Casey Morales

    My Accidental First Date: A Funny Fumbling Out of the Closet M/M Tale (Raised by Wolves Book 1)

    by Casey Morales

    • List rank#7
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews699

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  8. Gay Bar: Why We Went Out book cover by Jeremy Atherton Lin

    Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

    by Jeremy Atherton Lin

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews602

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  9. Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son — A Father's Love Letter to His Son book cover by Richie Jackson

    Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son — A Father's Love Letter to His Son

    by Richie Jackson

    • List rank#9
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews809

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  10. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition book cover by Tony Kushner

    Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition

    by Tony Kushner

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews959

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FAQ

Is Gay Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 98 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Gay Studies?

The median best seller has 98 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Gay Studies best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.97 and $12.19.

Can new books break into Gay Studies?

6% 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.