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Journalism (Communication & Journalism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Journalism (Communication & Journalism, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $48.91, median 21 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $37.59 – $61.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 0% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Communication & Journalism (89), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $48.91 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Journalism best sellers
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The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
by Kim Addonizio
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews830
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A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Routledge Reference Grammars)
by John Butt
- List rank#2
- Price$42.57
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#3
- Price$14.72
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
by Mary Roach
- List rank#4
- Price$12.80
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,194
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A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish (Routledge Frequency Dictionaries)
by Mark Davies
- List rank#5
- Price$37.02
- Rating4.8
- Reviews131
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French for Reading and Translation
by Shannon R. Becker
- List rank#6
- Price$36.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Basic Persian (Routledge Grammar Workbooks)
by Saeed Yousef
- List rank#7
- Price$43.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews56
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Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars)
by Martin Durrell
- List rank#8
- Price$48.28
- Rating4.5
- Reviews121
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Colloquial Tamil (Colloquial Series)
by E. Annamalai
- List rank#9
- Price$64.83
- Rating4.0
- Reviews27
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Basic Polish: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammar Workbooks)
by Dana Bielec
- List rank#10
- Price$41.89
- Rating4.3
- Reviews28
FAQ
Is Journalism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 21 reviews and sells for $48.91.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Journalism?
The median best seller has 21 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Journalism best sellers cost?
The median price is $48.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $37.59 and $61.02.
Can new books break into Journalism?
0% 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.