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Comparative (Economics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Comparative (Economics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.51, median 39 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.04 – $34.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Economics (2,858), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $15.04 to $34.88, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Comparative best sellers
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty
- List rank#1
- Price$12.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,782
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The Richest Man in Babylon
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,689
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers, Seventh Edition
by Robert L. Heilbroner
- List rank#3
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews893
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The Theory of Money and Credit
- List rank#4
- Price$8.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews522
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A Little History of Economics
by Niall Kishtainy
- List rank#5
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews848
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Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth
- List rank#6
- Price$5.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews110
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Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto
by Barry Eichengreen
- List rank#7
- Price$19.36
- Rating4.5
- Reviews48
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Capital and Ideology
by Thomas Piketty
- List rank#8
- Price$21
- Rating4.7
- Reviews981
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Wealth, Poverty and Politics
- List rank#9
- Price$20
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,093
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The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism
by Keyu Jin
- List rank#10
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews872
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FAQ
Is Comparative a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 39 reviews and sells for $21.51.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Comparative?
The median best seller has 39 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Comparative best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.51; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.04 and $34.88.
Can new books break into Comparative?
10% 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.