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Diplomacy (International & World Politics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Diplomacy (International & World Politics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.77, median 316 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.60 – $25.86 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category International & World Politics (1,490), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 70% of Books categories: the median best seller has 316 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Diplomacy best sellers
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#1
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages
by Brett McGurk
- List rank#2
- Price$30.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews89
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- List rank#3
- Price$26.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,723
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A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II
- List rank#4
- Price$29.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16
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Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power
by Eli Clifton
- List rank#5
- Price$18.88
- Rating4.5
- Reviews84
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#6
- Price$15.71
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the Islamic Republic of Iran
by Flynt Leverett
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews199
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Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine
by Stephen Kinzer
- List rank#8
- Price$28.20
- Reviews-
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Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
by Akbar Shahid Ahmed
- List rank#9
- Price$30.58
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer
- List rank#10
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,500
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FAQ
Is Diplomacy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 316 reviews and sells for $17.77.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Diplomacy?
The median best seller has 316 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Diplomacy best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.77; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.60 and $25.86.
Can new books break into Diplomacy?
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.