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LGBTQ+ Studies: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for LGBTQ+ Studies, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.48, median 170 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Special Groups (1,474), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 LGBTQ+ Studies best sellers
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
by Andrew Solomon
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,125
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The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture (Sexual Cultures Book 34)
by Dwight A. McBride
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,749
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Transgender History, Third Edition: A Resource for Today's Struggle—and Tomorrow's
by Susan Stryker
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews12
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The Inappropriate Date: A Heart-Warming MM Short Novella
by Jax Calder
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,959
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The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
by Alan Downs Ph. D.
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,367
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Cruel Sacrifice
by Aphrodite Jones
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,855
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Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action Book 5)
by Joey Mogul
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews130
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In the Dream House: A Memoir
by Carmen Maria Machado
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,940
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Attractive Forces: A YA/New Adult MM Standalone Romance
by Jax Calder
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,506
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The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals
by Richard Plant
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews281
Subcategories
FAQ
Is LGBTQ+ Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 170 reviews and sells for $9.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in LGBTQ+ Studies?
The median best seller has 170 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do LGBTQ+ Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into LGBTQ+ Studies?
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.