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Humanities: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Humanities, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.98, median 1,270 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $26.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| 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 1,270 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.48 to $26.92, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Humanities best sellers
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Merriam-Webster's Word-for-Word Spanish-English Dictionary
- List rank#1
- Price$5.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,907
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Alfred's Basic Adult All-in-One Piano Course: Lesson, Theory, Technic (Spiral-Bound Edition)
- List rank#2
- Price$20.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,132
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Complete Spanish Step-by-Step, Premium Second Edition
by Barbara BREGSTEIN
- List rank#3
- Price$17.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,322
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Genki Textbook Volume 1, 3rd edition (Genki (1)) (Multilingual Edition)
by Eri Banno
- List rank#4
- Price$33.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,757
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
- List rank#5
- Price$10.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,312
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#6
- Price$11.42
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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Suzuki Violin School, Vol 2: Violin Part International Edition
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,792
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Genki Workbook Volume 1, 3rd edition (Genki (1)) (Multilingual Edition)
by Eri Banno
- List rank#8
- Price$16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,689
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Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Hackett Classics)
by Plato
- List rank#9
- Price$12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,172
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Merriam-Webster's Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary - Compact, Bilingual, Bidirectional Guide
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,805
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Humanities a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,270 reviews and sells for $17.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Humanities?
The median best seller has 1,270 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Humanities best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $26.92.
Can new books break into Humanities?
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.