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Political (Children's Books › Biographies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Political (Children's Books › Biographies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 246 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.58 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Biographies (1,456), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $6.99 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Political best sellers
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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
by Janet B. Pascal
- List rank#1
- Price$3.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,351
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We Are Mighty: 12 Ordinary Americans Who Did the Next Needed Thing
by Sharon McMahon
- List rank#3
- Price$8
- Rating5.0
- Reviews266
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Who Was George Washington?
- List rank#4
- Price$6.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,937
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Who Was Ben Franklin?
by Dennis Brindell Fradin
- List rank#5
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,479
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,639
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Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?
- List rank#7
- Price$4.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews924
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A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution ― A Simple American History Picture Book about 55 American Patriots, for Kids (Ages 6-10)
- List rank#8
- Price$7.52
- Rating4.8
- Reviews246
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution ― A Young Girl's Deeply Moving True Story of Growing Up in Mao's China
by Ji-li Jiang
- List rank#9
- Price$6.05
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,140
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FAQ
Is Political a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 246 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political?
The median best seller has 246 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.58 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Political?
2% 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.