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International & World Politics (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for International & World Politics (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 409 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $14.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 39, 16 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 48% of the parent category Politics & Government (844), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 409 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 International & World Politics best sellers
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A People's History of the United States: The Classic National Bestseller—American History from the Bottom Up, from Columbus to Clinton
by Howard Zinn
- List rank#1
- Price$12.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,647
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,990
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#3
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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Stolen Headstones: One Family's Forgotten Holocaust Story
by Ari Schneider
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews34
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government — A CIA Biography
by David Talbot
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,599
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Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the Islamic Republic of Iran
by Flynt Leverett
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews199
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
by Stephen Kinzer
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,142
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Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine
by Stephen Kinzer
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Reviews-
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: International & World Politics
FAQ
Is International & World Politics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 409 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in International & World Politics?
The median best seller has 409 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do International & World Politics best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $14.49.
Can new books break into International & World Politics?
13% 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.