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Economic Policy: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Economic Policy, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.57, median 478 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.76 – $21.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2.2× those of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 478 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Economic Policy best sellers
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- List rank#1
- Price$10.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews10,977
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
- List rank#2
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40,168
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Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy
- List rank#3
- Price$32
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
by Stephanie Kelton
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,187
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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2)
by F. A. Hayek
- List rank#5
- Price$10.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,115
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Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--and What That Means for Your Wallet
- List rank#6
- Price$14.09
- Rating4.2
- Reviews35
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The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It
by Arindrajit Dube
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews12
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty
- List rank#8
- Price$12.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,782
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins
- List rank#9
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,969
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Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America
by Robert B. Reich
- List rank#10
- Price$13.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,150
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Public Policy
FAQ
Is Economic Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 478 reviews and sells for $14.57.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Economic Policy?
The median best seller has 478 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Economic Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.57; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.76 and $21.17.
Can new books break into Economic Policy?
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.