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Religious Studies (Humanities, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Religious Studies (Humanities, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $23.88, median 240 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).

32Opportunity / 100
$23.88Median price
240Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$15.85 – $32.73
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)2%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Humanities (1,270), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • At $23.88 its median price beats 82% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.

Top 10 Religious Studies best sellers

  1. The Catholic Study Bible book cover by Donald Senior

    The Catholic Study Bible

    by Donald Senior

    • List rank#1
    • Price$17.27
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,258

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  2. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version book cover by Michael Coogan

    The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version

    by Michael Coogan

    • List rank#2
    • Price$32.55
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,763

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  3. The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics) book cover by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

    The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

    by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

    • List rank#3
    • Price$7.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews7,503

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  4. The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition book cover by Adele Berlin

    The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition

    by Adele Berlin

    • List rank#4
    • Price$35.04
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,997

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  5. Master the™ Catholic High School Entrance Exams book cover by Peterson's

    Master the™ Catholic High School Entrance Exams

    by Peterson's

    • List rank#5
    • Price$19.23
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews61

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  6. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar: Fourth Edition (Zondervan Language Basics Series) book cover by William D. Mounce

    Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar: Fourth Edition (Zondervan Language Basics Series)

    by William D. Mounce

    • List rank#6
    • Price$27.54
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews821

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  7. The Amplified Study Bible, Leathersoft, Brown [Large Print] book cover by Zondervan

    The Amplified Study Bible, Leathersoft, Brown [Large Print]

    by Zondervan

    • List rank#7
    • Price$38.49
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,248

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  8. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy book cover by William B. Irvine

    A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

    by William B. Irvine

    • List rank#8
    • Price$15.87
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews6,564

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  9. Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ book cover by T. C. Schmidt

    Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ

    by T. C. Schmidt

    • List rank#9
    • Price$102
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews21

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  10. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Third Edition (Zondervan Language Basics Series) book cover by Gary D. Pratico

    Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Third Edition (Zondervan Language Basics Series)

    by Gary D. Pratico

    • List rank#10
    • Price$39.38
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews604

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FAQ

Is Religious Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 240 reviews and sells for $23.88.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Religious Studies?

The median best seller has 240 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Religious Studies best sellers cost?

The median price is $23.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.85 and $32.73.

Can new books break into Religious Studies?

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.