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Political (Leaders & Notable People, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Political (Leaders & Notable People, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.51, median 2,516 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.44 – $19.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,516 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Political best sellers
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#1
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
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One Man In: The Explosive Firsthand Account of the Lone Special-Ops Commando Who Fought Off a Major Terrorist Attack in Kenya
by Christian Craighead
- List rank#2
- Price$30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews682
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#3
- Price$47.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#4
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
by Gwen Strauss
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,210
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American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird
- List rank#6
- Price$22.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics
by John Kennedy
- List rank#7
- Price$13.33
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,723
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
by Malcolm X
- List rank#8
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,885
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Becoming
- List rank#9
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews198,532
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#10
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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FAQ
Is Political a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,516 reviews and sells for $13.51.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political?
The median best seller has 2,516 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.51; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.44 and $19.28.
Can new books break into Political?
16% 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.