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Journalism & Nonfiction: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Journalism & Nonfiction, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.24, median 308 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.43 – $24.83 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Writing (2,234), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $10.43 to $24.83, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Journalism & Nonfiction best sellers
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Reese's Book Club: Advice from Dear Sugar
- List rank#2
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13,515
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
- List rank#3
- Price$20.56
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,227
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith
- List rank#5
- Price$18.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,388
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Personal History: A Memoir
by Katharine Graham
- List rank#6
- Price$27.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,352
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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
by Gary Webb
- List rank#7
- Price$24.33
- Rating4.7
- Reviews756
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In Cold Blood (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books)
by Truman Capote
- List rank#8
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews26,830
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Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails ― An Investigative Journalist's Look at the Drug Industry
by Sharyl Attkisson
- List rank#9
- Price$13.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews633
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,812
FAQ
Is Journalism & Nonfiction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 308 reviews and sells for $17.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Journalism & Nonfiction?
The median best seller has 308 reviews, and 29% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Journalism & Nonfiction best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.43 and $24.83.
Can new books break into Journalism & Nonfiction?
6% 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.