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Religion (Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Religion (Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.79, median 878 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.33 – $27.54 |
|---|---|
| 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 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 878 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Encyclopedias & Subject Guides (1,970), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Religion best sellers
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Case for ... Series)
by Lee Strobel
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,801
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Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps and Time Lines
- List rank#2
- Price$32.61
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,213
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Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts, Exploring Folklore, Myth, and Magic from Every Corner of the Earth and Across Millennia
by Judika Illes
- List rank#3
- Price$24.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,621
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy (Dover Occult)
- List rank#4
- Price$20.11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,781
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The Gnostic Gospels (National Book Award Winner)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,707
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The SBL Study Bible: The Complete Society of Biblical Literature NRSV Updated Edition with Commentary, Maps, and Historical Context
by Society of Biblical Literature
- List rank#6
- Price$31.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews502
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy (Dover Occult)
- List rank#7
- Price$34.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,529
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NIV, Super Giant Print Reference Bible (Font Size: 16.5-point), Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter, Comfort Print
by Zondervan
- List rank#8
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,422
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Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series)
- List rank#9
- Price$13.25
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,798
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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: A Study of Gnostic Scriptures and Early Christian Thought
by Marvin W. Meyer
- List rank#10
- Price$20.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,095
FAQ
Is Religion a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 878 reviews and sells for $17.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Religion?
The median best seller has 878 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Religion best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.33 and $27.54.
Can new books break into Religion?
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.