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Human Geography (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Human Geography (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 88 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.36 – $15.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Social Sciences (1,597), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Human Geography best sellers
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The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
- List rank#2
- Price$8.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
- List rank#3
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,399
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Affluence without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen
by James Suzman
- List rank#4
- Price$15.20
- Rating4.5
- Reviews321
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place Book 1)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#5
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
- List rank#6
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews125
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Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
by Ian Morris
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews923
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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-
- Rating4.5
- Reviews20,591
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Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World – A History of Civilization Through Trial and Error, Ice Age to Bronze Age
by Patrick Wyman
- List rank#9
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews102
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Knoydart: A History
by Denis Rixson
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16
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FAQ
Is Human Geography a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 88 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Human Geography?
The median best seller has 88 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Human Geography best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.36 and $15.99.
Can new books break into Human Geography?
2% 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.