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National: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for National, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.33, median 638 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.57 – $17.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has 638 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 National best sellers
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Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
- List rank#1
- Price$15.91
- Rating4.4
- Reviews603
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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
by Maggie Haberman
- List rank#2
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,908
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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Confronting America: What Has to Change (Bill O'Reilly's Confronting Series)
- List rank#4
- Price$16
- Rating4.5
- Reviews316
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All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews170
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Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,241
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Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis - editor
- List rank#7
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,885
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The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon – The New York Times Bestseller Exposing Mass Migration as a National Security Threat
- List rank#8
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,265
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government — A CIA Biography
by David Talbot
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,599
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This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
by Beverly Gage
- List rank#10
- Price$15.70
- Rating4.3
- Reviews405
FAQ
Is National a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 638 reviews and sells for $14.33.
How many reviews do you need to rank in National?
The median best seller has 638 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do National best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.33; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.57 and $17.79.
Can new books break into National?
10% 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.