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Media Studies (Communication & Journalism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Media Studies (Communication & Journalism, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.97, median 23 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $21.58 – $48.45 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 26% of the parent category Communication & Journalism (89), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.97 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 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 Media Studies best sellers
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Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI
by Nick Srnicek
- List rank#1
- Price$17.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11
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The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia
- List rank#2
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.9
- Reviews7
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Harvest in Translation)
by bell hooks
- List rank#3
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,238
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Virtuous Nonsense: Progressive America’s Epistemic Crisis
by Lawrence M. Eppard
- List rank#4
- Price$27.95
- Reviews-
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The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World
by Christine Rosen
- List rank#5
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews324
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Paper: Paging Through History
- List rank#6
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews717
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Orality and Literacy (New Accents)
by Walter J. J. Ong
- List rank#7
- Price$51.51
- Rating4.4
- Reviews120
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge Classics)
by Judith Butler
- List rank#8
- Price$19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews667
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Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
by Douglas Rushkoff
- List rank#9
- Price$14.61
- Rating4.4
- Reviews585
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FAQ
Is Media Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 23 reviews and sells for $29.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Media Studies?
The median best seller has 23 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Media Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $21.58 and $48.45.
Can new books break into Media Studies?
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.