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Reference (Sociology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Reference (Sociology, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.13, median 5,504 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $18.31 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,504 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $12.13 its median price is below 80% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#1
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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Andy's Bravo Scrapbook: Twenty Years Behind the Scenes of the Real Housewives and the Bravoverse
by Andy Cohen
- List rank#2
- Price$26.58
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25
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Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
- List rank#3
- Price$7.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews45,544
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Phd
- List rank#4
- Price$30.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- List rank#5
- Price$14.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,907
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,710
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#7
- Price$12.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up
by David Byrne
- List rank#8
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.9
- Reviews11
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Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)
by Claire Keegan
- List rank#10
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30,285
FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,504 reviews and sells for $12.13.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 5,504 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.13; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $18.31.
Can new books break into Reference?
15% 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.