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Energy Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Energy Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20, median 21 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.45 – $30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (217), one of the easier corners under it.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 21 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Energy Policy best sellers
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Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
by Thea Riofrancos
- List rank#1
- Price$15.91
- Rating4.3
- Reviews23
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The Fifth Risk
- List rank#2
- Price$16.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16,094
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Power Shift: The Hidden Forces That Determine Whether the Clean Energy Transition Succeeds
by Bruce H. Bailey
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
by Bill McKibben
- List rank#4
- Price$13.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews478
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
by Alex Epstein
- List rank#5
- Price$15
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,963
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Ike's Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel
by Brian C. Black
- List rank#6
- Price$12.82
- Rating3.8
- Reviews124
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The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
by Gretchen Bakke
- List rank#7
- Price$16.09
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,314
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The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
- List rank#8
- Price$16.61
- Rating4.5
- Reviews157
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The Absent Superpower: The Shale Revolution and a World Without America
by Peter Zeihan
- List rank#9
- Price$18.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,296
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Blood Will Flow: Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year 2026
by Alex Perry
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.4
- Reviews70
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FAQ
Is Energy Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 21 reviews and sells for $20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Energy Policy?
The median best seller has 21 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Energy Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $20; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.45 and $30.
Can new books break into Energy Policy?
17% 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.