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Banking (Business, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Banking (Business, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $39.95, median 9 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.84 – $72.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Business (240), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $39.95 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 84% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 9 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Banking best sellers
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The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
by Mehrsa Baradaran
- List rank#1
- Price$19.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,402
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BANK JOB: A SHORT BOOK ON HOW THE BANK OF ENGLAND BROKE THE BOND MARKET AND BROUGHT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT
by Liz Truss
- List rank#2
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews16
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NMLS Study Guide: Structured Blueprint to Think Like a Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) and Feel Exam-Ready for the SAFE Test
by NS Publications
- List rank#3
- Price$35.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews278
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Business Credit Bible for Beginners: The Step-by-Step System to Get Loans, Credit Cards and Tradelines - Even If You Have Bad Credit or No Idea Where To Start
by Dean Maverick
- List rank#4
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews42
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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
by Jesse Eisinger
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews388
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Investment Banking For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
by Matthew Krantz
- List rank#6
- Price$16.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews179
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Banking Law Essentials
by Karol K. Sparks
- List rank#7
- Price$61.33
- Rating3.0
- Reviews2
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NMLS SAFE MLO Exam Study Guide 2026-2027: Complete Test Preparation for Mortgage Laws, Loan Programs, Ethics, Origination Activities, Licensing & Consumer Protection 5 Full Practice Tests
by Richard R. Barkley
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent
by Brooke Harrington
- List rank#9
- Price$13.20
- Rating4.3
- Reviews224
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John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
by Richard Brookhiser
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews261
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FAQ
Is Banking a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9 reviews and sells for $39.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Banking?
The median best seller has 9 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Banking best sellers cost?
The median price is $39.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.84 and $72.82.
Can new books break into Banking?
6% 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.