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Commerce (Economics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Commerce (Economics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.54, median 204 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.25 – $19.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Economics (2,858), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Commerce best sellers
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Little Book of Hermès: The story of the iconic fashion house (Little Books of Fashion)
by Karen Homer
- List rank#1
- Price$11.23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,457
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Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America
by Wendy A. Woloson
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews34
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)
by Jim Collins
- List rank#3
- Price$9.27
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,713
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr
- List rank#4
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,547
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,205
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Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
- List rank#6
- Price$19.38
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,571
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Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
by Bhu Srinivasan
- List rank#7
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews867
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Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
by John Brooks
- List rank#8
- Price$9.66
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,577
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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
by Evan Friss
- List rank#9
- Price$16.50
- Rating4.3
- Reviews519
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An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
by Elisabeth Rosenthal
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,755
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Commerce
FAQ
Is Commerce a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 204 reviews and sells for $14.54.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Commerce?
The median best seller has 204 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Commerce best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.54; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.25 and $19.84.
Can new books break into Commerce?
3% 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.