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General (Gender Studies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for General (Gender Studies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.14, median 1,348 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.43 – $18.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,348 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 General best sellers
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The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire (20th Anniversary Edition)
by David Deida
- List rank#2
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,771
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Phd
- List rank#3
- Price$30.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
- List rank#4
- Price$13.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,438
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex
by John Gray
- List rank#5
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16,982
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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- List rank#6
- Price$2.45
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,297
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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
by David M. Buss
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews902
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King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine ― A Classic Jungian Psychology Guide to Shadow Work
by Robert Moore
- List rank#8
- Price$10.44
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,185
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When God Was a Woman
by Merlin Stone
- List rank#9
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,930
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Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All
by Laura Bates
- List rank#10
- Price$9.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,334
FAQ
Is General a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,348 reviews and sells for $14.14.
How many reviews do you need to rank in General?
The median best seller has 1,348 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do General best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.14; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.43 and $18.99.
Can new books break into General?
8% 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.