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Human Geography (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Human Geography (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.23, median 446 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $19.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 446 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Human Geography best sellers
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
- List rank#1
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#2
- Price$10.26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- List rank#3
- Price$10.51
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,399
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Orientalism
by Edward W. Said
- List rank#4
- Price$14.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,289
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Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World
by Patrick Wyman
- List rank#5
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews102
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Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home
by Peter Santenello
- List rank#6
- Price$25.74
- Rating4.8
- Reviews280
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
- List rank#7
- Price$9.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,709
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Prisoners of Geography: FULLY UPDATED NEW EDITION OF THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Tim Marshall on Geopolitics)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#8
- Price$14.13
- Rating4.5
- Reviews20,591
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The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath
- List rank#9
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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Strange Death of Europe
- List rank#10
- Price$9.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,026
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FAQ
Is Human Geography a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 446 reviews and sells for $14.23.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Human Geography?
The median best seller has 446 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Human Geography best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.23; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $19.52.
Can new books break into Human Geography?
5% 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.