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History & Theory (Political Science, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for History & Theory (Political Science, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.61, median 974 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.47 – $18.13 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has 974 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 History & Theory best sellers
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#1
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
by William Strauss
- List rank#3
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,211
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The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators
by Maria Ressa
- List rank#4
- Price$27.96
- Rating4.2
- Reviews15
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
- List rank#5
- Price$29.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,043
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What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
- List rank#6
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.1
- Reviews47
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,910
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The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
by Neil Howe
- List rank#8
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,499
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
- List rank#9
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,612
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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FAQ
Is History & Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 974 reviews and sells for $13.61.
How many reviews do you need to rank in History & Theory?
The median best seller has 974 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do History & Theory best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.61; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.47 and $18.13.
Can new books break into History & Theory?
8% 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.