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Communication & Journalism: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Communication & Journalism, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $32.55, median 89 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.72 – $46.73 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category New, Used & Rental Textbooks (2,358), 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 $32.55 its median price beats 90% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Communication & Journalism best sellers
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Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI
by Nick Srnicek
- List rank#1
- Price$17.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11
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The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia
- List rank#2
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.9
- Reviews7
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GED Test Prep: The Complete and Fully Updated Prep Book to Ace the GED Exam with Exam-Ready Practice Tests and Easy-to-Follow Explanations
- List rank#3
- Price$29.72
- Rating4.4
- Reviews519
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Harvest in Translation)
by bell hooks
- List rank#4
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,238
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Envisioning Information
by Edward R. Tufte
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews445
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The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
by Michael P. Nichols
- List rank#6
- Price$18.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews280
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Leadership: Theory and Practice
by Peter G. Northouse
- List rank#7
- Price$64.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews49
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The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World
by Christine Rosen
- List rank#8
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews324
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge Classics)
by Judith Butler
- List rank#9
- Price$19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews667
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The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
by Kim Addonizio
- List rank#10
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews830
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Communication & Journalism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 89 reviews and sells for $32.55.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Communication & Journalism?
The median best seller has 89 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Communication & Journalism best sellers cost?
The median price is $32.55; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.72 and $46.73.
Can new books break into Communication & Journalism?
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.