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Literary Criticism (LGBTQ+ eBooks, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Literary Criticism (LGBTQ+ eBooks, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.60, median 15 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).

21Opportunity / 100
$12.60Median price
15Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $16.27
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)0%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category LGBTQ+ eBooks (844), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • At $12.60 its median price beats 96% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.

Top 10 Literary Criticism best sellers

  1. The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classics) book cover by Oscar Wilde

    The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Original 1890 Edition (A Oscar Wilde Classics)

    by Oscar Wilde

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews4,655

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  2. The Paris Diary & The New York Diary, 1951–1961 book cover by Ned Rorem

    The Paris Diary & The New York Diary, 1951–1961

    by Ned Rorem

    • List rank#2
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews41

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  3. Shakespeare's Greatest Love (Disruption Curio) book cover by David Medina

    Shakespeare's Greatest Love (Disruption Curio)

    by David Medina

    • List rank#3
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews50

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  4. Flamboyance: The Power of Living Boldly book cover by Jack Parlett

    Flamboyance: The Power of Living Boldly

    by Jack Parlett

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews4

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  5. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror book cover by Joe Vallese

    It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

    by Joe Vallese

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.34
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews152

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  6. After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal book cover by Merlin Holland

    After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal

    by Merlin Holland

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.14
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews63

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  7. Queer: A Graphic History: by Meg-John Barker and illustrator Jules Scheele (Graphic Guides book cover by Meg-John Barker

    Queer: A Graphic History: by Meg-John Barker and illustrator Jules Scheele (Graphic Guides)

    by Meg-John Barker

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,076

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  8. Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America book cover by Christopher Bram

    Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

    by Christopher Bram

    • List rank#8
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews99

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  9. Glorious Bodies: Trans Theology and Renaissance Literature book cover by Colby Gordon

    Glorious Bodies: Trans Theology and Renaissance Literature

    by Colby Gordon

    • List rank#9
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews4

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  10. Mayonnaise: À Victor Hugo (Nouvelles de Charles l'écrivain des Gémeaux t. 1) (French Editi book cover by Charles l'écrivain des  Gémeaux

    Mayonnaise: À Victor Hugo (Nouvelles de Charles l'écrivain des Gémeaux t. 1) (French Edition)

    by Charles l'écrivain des Gémeaux

    • List rank#10
    • Price$3.39
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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FAQ

Is Literary Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15 reviews and sells for $12.60.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Literary Criticism?

The median best seller has 15 reviews, and 89% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Literary Criticism best sellers cost?

The median price is $12.60; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $16.27.

Can new books break into Literary Criticism?

0% 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.