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Life & Institutions: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Life & Institutions, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 39 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.99 – $28.72 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Life & Institutions best sellers
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The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military
by Tim Bakken
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews122
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Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat
by James R. McDonough
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews958
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The Shield and the Sword
by Ernle Bradford
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews222
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ASVAB Study Guide [All-in-1]: Everything You Need to Effortlessly Ace the Exam, Score High & Secure Your Preferred Military Role | Comprehensive & Simplified | With Practice Questions
by Luca Lindberg
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews155
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Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Paul Scharre
- List rank#7
- Price$14.53
- Rating4.5
- Reviews160
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The Knights Hospitaller: A Military History of the Knights of St John
by John Carr
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews83
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U.S. Army Rifle Marksmanship M16 / M4: Updated 2016 FM 3-22.9 (Not Obsolete 2008 Version) - 271 Pages – (Prepper Survival Army)
by U.S. Army
- List rank#9
- Price$12.20
- Rating4.8
- Reviews44
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Lieutenant Ramsey's War: From Horse Soldier to Guerrilla Commander (Memories of War)
by Edwin Price Ramsey
- List rank#10
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews215
FAQ
Is Life & Institutions a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 39 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Life & Institutions?
The median best seller has 39 reviews, and 70% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Life & Institutions best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.99 and $28.72.
Can new books break into Life & Institutions?
5% 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.