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Gender Studies (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Gender Studies (New, Used & Rental Textbooks › Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $33.67, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $24.56 – $50.32 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Social Sciences (646), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $33.67 its median price beats 91% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Gender Studies best sellers
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The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
- List rank#1
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,194
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Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
by Kate Manne
- List rank#2
- Price$15.32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,030
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge Classics)
by Judith Butler
- List rank#3
- Price$19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews667
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Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible", Expanded edition
by Linda Williams
- List rank#5
- Price$31.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews36
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The Creation of Patriarchy (Women and History; V. 1)
by Gerda Lerner
- List rank#6
- Price$20.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews271
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The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
by Louise Perry
- List rank#7
- Price$15.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,493
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Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery
by bell hooks
- List rank#8
- Price$32.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews271
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and A Vindication of the Rights of Men
by Mary Wollstonecraft
- List rank#10
- Price$10.21
- Rating4.7
- Reviews232
FAQ
Is Gender Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $33.67.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Gender Studies?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Gender Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $33.67; half of the best sellers are priced between $24.56 and $50.32.
Can new books break into Gender Studies?
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.