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International Relations: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for International Relations, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.93, median 28 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.99 – $39.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Political Science (180), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.93 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 International Relations best sellers
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The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
by Javier Blas
- List rank#1
- Price$13.40
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,312
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Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare
by Katrina Manson
- List rank#2
- Price$28.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews388
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Broken China: How the Economic Miracle Shattered and What it Means for the World
by Logan Wright
- List rank#3
- Price$29.93
- Rating4.5
- Reviews20
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The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
by John J. Mearsheimer
- List rank#4
- Price$17.37
- Rating4.6
- Reviews964
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
by David Kilcullen
- List rank#5
- Price$31.16
- Rating4.6
- Reviews345
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Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises
by Robert Z. Aliber
- List rank#6
- Price$26.50
- Rating4.3
- Reviews51
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Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Graham Allison
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews178
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know®
by Dov Waxman
- List rank#8
- Price$11.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews565
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China's Global Strategy under Xi Jinping
by Steve Tsang
- List rank#9
- Price$29.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Hamas Contained: A History of Palestinian Resistance (Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)
by Tareq Baconi
- List rank#10
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.5
- Reviews130
FAQ
Is International Relations a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 28 reviews and sells for $29.93.
How many reviews do you need to rank in International Relations?
The median best seller has 28 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do International Relations best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.99 and $39.83.
Can new books break into International Relations?
10% 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.