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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).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.97 – $12.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
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
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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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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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Cruel Sacrifice
by Aphrodite Jones
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,855
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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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The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
by Richard Plant
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews281
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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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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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Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
by Jeremy Atherton Lin
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews602
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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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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
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.