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Indigenous Peoples (Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Indigenous Peoples (Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.79, median 976 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.49 – $17.44 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Cultural & Ethnic Studies (4,085), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 976 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Indigenous Peoples best sellers
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#1
- Price$13.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
- List rank#2
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,555
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A People's History of the United States: A National Bestselling Book on U.S. History and the Fight for Racial Equality
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#3
- Price$15.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- List rank#4
- Price$14.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,493
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
by David Grann
- List rank#5
- Price$7.47
- Rating4.4
- Reviews82,738
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
- List rank#6
- Price$14.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,988
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- List rank#7
- Price$8.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,894
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity)
by Ned Blackhawk
- List rank#8
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews543
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Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews433
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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
by Camilla Townsend
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,325
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Indigenous Peoples a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 976 reviews and sells for $13.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Indigenous Peoples?
The median best seller has 976 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Indigenous Peoples best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.49 and $17.44.
Can new books break into Indigenous Peoples?
2% 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.