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Journalism (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Journalism (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.99, median 292 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $10.99 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 292 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Journalism best sellers
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,871
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,812
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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The Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025
by Douglas Preston
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews68
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
- List rank#5
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14,285
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Guadalcanal Diary
by Richard Tregaskis
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,494
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Means of Escape: A War Correspondent's Memoir of Life and Death in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Vietnam
by Philip Caputo
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews89
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The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy
by Tom Rosenstiel
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4
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Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Jake Adelstein
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,407
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24 Days: How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America
by Rebecca Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews69
FAQ
Is Journalism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 292 reviews and sells for $10.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Journalism?
The median best seller has 292 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Journalism best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Journalism?
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.