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National & International Security (Specific Topics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for National & International Security (Specific Topics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.21, median 763 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $21.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Specific Topics (6,658), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has 763 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 National & International Security best sellers
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#1
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Biological War: A Scenario
- List rank#2
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,491
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,091
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Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare
by Katrina Manson
- List rank#4
- Price$15.24
- Rating4.4
- Reviews388
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
by Chris Miller
- List rank#5
- Price$15.75
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,041
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
by Ronen Bergman
- List rank#6
- Price$13.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,597
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Legacy of Ashes (National Book Award Winner): The History of the CIA
by Tim Weiner
- List rank#7
- Price$11.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,351
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Mosul Eye: A Scholar's Clandestine War Against ISIS
by Omar Mohammed
- List rank#8
- Price$26.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47
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Unhumans: Socialist Revolution – Tactics for Patriots to Survive a Communist Uprising
- List rank#10
- Price$30.75
- Rating5.0
- Reviews7
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FAQ
Is National & International Security a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 763 reviews and sells for $14.21.
How many reviews do you need to rank in National & International Security?
The median best seller has 763 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do National & International Security best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.21; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $21.11.
Can new books break into National & International Security?
8% 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.