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Political Economy: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Political Economy, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.97, median 476 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.54 – $22.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Specific Topics (6,658), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has 476 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Political Economy best sellers
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
by Gil Durán
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews340
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- List rank#2
- Price$10.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews10,977
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All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews170
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Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
- List rank#4
- Price$24.91
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,235
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Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews944
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Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
by Brendan Ballou
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews420
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
by Dan Wang
- List rank#7
- Price$20.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,679
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,594
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The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
by James Dale Davidson
- List rank#9
- Price$12.73
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,070
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Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
by Edward Fishman
- List rank#10
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews483
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FAQ
Is Political Economy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 476 reviews and sells for $15.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political Economy?
The median best seller has 476 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political Economy best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.54 and $22.30.
Can new books break into Political Economy?
6% 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.