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Economic Policy & Development (Economics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Economic Policy & Development (Economics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.71, median 485 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.15 – $22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Economics (2,858), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 485 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Economic Policy & Development 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$15.71
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40,168
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
by Stephanie Kelton
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,187
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Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--and What That Means for Your Wallet
- List rank#4
- Price$14.09
- Rating4.2
- Reviews35
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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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Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy
- List rank#6
- Price$32
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6
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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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The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money
by Brendan Greeley
- List rank#8
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews78
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty
- List rank#9
- Price$12.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,782
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Discrimination and Disparities
- List rank#10
- Price$14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,363
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FAQ
Is Economic Policy & Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 485 reviews and sells for $15.71.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Economic Policy & Development?
The median best seller has 485 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Economic Policy & Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.71; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.15 and $22.
Can new books break into Economic Policy & Development?
11% 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.