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LGBTQ+ (Science Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for LGBTQ+ (Science Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 683 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 23% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Science Fiction (30,843), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- 23% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 LGBTQ+ best sellers
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As You Wake, Break the Shell: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews219
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Beautiful Prey: A Dark M/M Romance (Dynasty of Monsters)
by Lola Malone
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews102
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You Weren't Meant to Be Human: A Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,090
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: A National Bestseller: An Acclaimed Space Opera of Found Family, Love, and Adventure in the Far Reaches of the Universe (Wayfarers Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews30,978
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His Stolen Omega: A Dark MM Captive Omegaverse Romance (Beguiled Omegas)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews579
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The Don's Omega: MM Dark Mpreg Romance
by Beau Brown
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews290
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Moss'd in Space
by Rebecca Thorne
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews817
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The Villain's Melody: A Dark MM Gothic Sci-Fi Romance (Dynasty of Monsters)
by Lola Malone
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews315
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The Minotaur's Mark: MM Monster Romance (Vaultworks: Monsters Below Book 1)
by Morrigan Black
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews150
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Ensnared: Brutes of Bristlebrook, Book 1
by Rebecca Quinn
- List rank#10
- Price$23.27
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,943
FAQ
Is LGBTQ+ a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 683 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in LGBTQ+?
The median best seller has 683 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do LGBTQ+ best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into LGBTQ+?
23% 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.