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Political History: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Political History, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $24.95, median 146 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.31 – $33.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $24.95 its median price beats 83% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Political History best sellers
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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
by Eric Foner
- List rank#1
- Price$11.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,162
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How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
- List rank#2
- Price$22.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,949
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The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War
by S. C. M. Paine
- List rank#3
- Price$27.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews288
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Republic (Hackett Classics)
by Plato
- List rank#4
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,574
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Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
- List rank#5
- Price$13.40
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,858
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The Prince (Oxford World's Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$6.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews479
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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 (Oxford History of the United States)
by Gordon S. Wood
- List rank#7
- Price$18.68
- Rating4.7
- Reviews595
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The Concept of the Political: Expanded Edition
by Carl Schmitt
- List rank#9
- Price$23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews268
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The Republic and The Laws (Oxford World's Classics)
by Cicero
- List rank#10
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews307
FAQ
Is Political History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 146 reviews and sells for $24.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political History?
The median best seller has 146 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political History best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.31 and $33.39.
Can new books break into Political History?
1% 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.