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Race Relations (Sociology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Race Relations (Sociology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.57, median 2,529 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.43 – $15.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,529 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Sociology (5,749), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Race Relations best sellers
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- List rank#2
- Price$29.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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The Fire Next Time
- List rank#3
- Price$15.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13,066
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
by Jonathan Metzl
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,463
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- List rank#5
- Price$4.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,749
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals
- List rank#6
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,863
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,612
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Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
by Saidiya V. Hartman
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection)
by Anthony Ray Hinton
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11,508
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Race Relations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,529 reviews and sells for $11.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Race Relations?
The median best seller has 2,529 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Race Relations best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.43 and $15.73.
Can new books break into Race Relations?
1% 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.