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Race & Ethnicity: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Race & Ethnicity, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.03, median 371 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Social & Cultural (947), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.03 its median price beats 88% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Race & Ethnicity best sellers
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews25,354
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E Baptist
- List rank#2
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,427
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Barracoon: A Must-Read for Black History Month and Beyond
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,148
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Updated With a New Epilogue – The Groundbreaking Cultural Story of Gender Warfare and Social Change
by Riane Eisler
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews594
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews47,905
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America—The New York Times Bestselling Retelling of US History Through the Experiences of Black Americans
- List rank#7
- Price$15.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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Wordslut: A Hilarious and Informative Exploration of Gendered Language and Its Impact on Women
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,540
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
by Sven Beckert
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews979
FAQ
Is Race & Ethnicity a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 371 reviews and sells for $10.03.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Race & Ethnicity?
The median best seller has 371 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Race & Ethnicity best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.03; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Race & Ethnicity?
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.