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LGBTQ+ (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for LGBTQ+ (Romance, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.19, median 3,138 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.14 – $9.81 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,138 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.19 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 38% of the parent category Romance (8,180), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 LGBTQ+ best sellers
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The Upside of Falling: A Fun and Flirty Teen Romance
by Alex Light
- List rank#1
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.3
- Reviews15,250
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Crooked Kingdom
- List rank#2
- Price$21.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews45,296
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They Both Die at the End: A Story About Mortality, Friendship, and Making the Most of Life (They Both Die at the End Series, 1)
by Adam Silvera
- List rank#3
- Price$8.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42,653
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
- List rank#4
- Price$6.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,749
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The Poet X: A Classic Young Adult Novel in Verse (Ages 13+)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,946
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The Sinister Booksellers of Bath: A Teen Fantasy Sequel of Magic, Murder, and Deadly Living Statues
by Garth Nix
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,137
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Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,990
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You, Me & Heather Summers
by Madison Rose
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews323
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Suicide Notes
by Michael Thomas Ford
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,580
FAQ
Is LGBTQ+ a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,138 reviews and sells for $9.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in LGBTQ+?
The median best seller has 3,138 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do LGBTQ+ best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.14 and $9.81.
Can new books break into LGBTQ+?
12% 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.