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General (Elections & Political Process, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for General (Elections & Political Process, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 764 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11 – $15.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 764 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 General best sellers
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,409
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How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics
by John Kennedy
- List rank#3
- Price$13.33
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,723
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- List rank#4
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,845
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Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- List rank#5
- Price$28.18
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,018
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The Prince (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$7.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews977
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Democracy in America
- List rank#7
- Price$17.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews764
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- List rank#8
- Price$26.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,345
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Leviathan (Penguin Classics)
by Thomas Hobbes
- List rank#9
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews671
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
by Ronen Bergman
- List rank#10
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,597
FAQ
Is General a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 764 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in General?
The median best seller has 764 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do General best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11 and $15.62.
Can new books break into General?
4% 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.