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Civil Rights (Political Science, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Civil Rights (Political Science, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.90, median 15 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20 – $39.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Political Science (180), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.90 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 15 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Civil Rights best sellers
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Racist by Design: Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration Control
- List rank#1
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Natural Right and History (Walgreen Foundation Lectures)
by Leo Strauss
- List rank#2
- Price$17.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews96
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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
by Ira Katznelson
- List rank#3
- Price$15.56
- Rating4.6
- Reviews800
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Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)
by Giorgio Agamben
- List rank#4
- Price$19.78
- Rating4.5
- Reviews159
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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
by Eric Foner
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews726
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The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)
by Deondra Rose
- List rank#6
- Price$17.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America
by Adam Winkler
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews412
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Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class
by Ian Haney López
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews563
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Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform
by Derrick Bell
- List rank#9
- Price$21.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews74
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Data Independence: Reclaiming Privacy in an Era of Evolving Tech
by Wes Chaar
- List rank#10
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews81
FAQ
Is Civil Rights a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15 reviews and sells for $29.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Civil Rights?
The median best seller has 15 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Civil Rights best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $20 and $39.91.
Can new books break into Civil Rights?
5% 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.