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Government & Business: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Government & Business, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 401 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.05 – $19.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Processes & Infrastructure (3,118), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Books categories: the median best seller has 401 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Government & Business best sellers
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Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
by Brendan Ballou
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews420
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,594
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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
- List rank#4
- Price$17.43
- Rating4.0
- Reviews152
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
by Peter Zeihan
- List rank#5
- Price$31.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,611
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
by G. Edward Griffin
- List rank#6
- Price$24.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,419
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The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West
by Alexander C. Karp
- List rank#7
- Price$11.62
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,209
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Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
by Bradley Hope
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,752
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Putin's People
by Catherine Belton
- List rank#9
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,819
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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
by Kai-Fu Lee
- List rank#10
- Price$16.15
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,957
FAQ
Is Government & Business a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 401 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Government & Business?
The median best seller has 401 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Government & Business best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.05 and $19.43.
Can new books break into Government & Business?
7% 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.