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Civics: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Civics, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 272 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Specific Topics (1,035), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 272 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $14.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Civics best sellers
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The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,727
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
by Gil Durán
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews340
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Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews132
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews36,306
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Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny
by Edward Jay Watts
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews432
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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,894
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Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People"—and How You Can Fight Back
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews150
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Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt — A Plan to Fight Contempt
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,030
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History Matters
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,088
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Why I Quit the Dems: And So Should You! (confessions of a reluctant Republican*)
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25
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FAQ
Is Civics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 272 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civics?
The median best seller has 272 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civics best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Civics?
11% 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.