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Political & Protest (Themes & Styles, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Political & Protest (Themes & Styles, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.80, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.22 – $19.40 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Themes & Styles (995), one of the easier corners under it.
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Political & Protest best sellers
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Animal Farm & 1984
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews10,553
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Instructions Before Visiting Earth: Poems for Souls Having a Human Experience
by James McCrae
- List rank#2
- Price$21.99
- Reviews-
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Welcome Darkness: Poetry (Life's Tree Spins On. . .)
by Aubrey E Drummond
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews4
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Slicing the Dragonfruit
by Mina Dragonfruit
- List rank#4
- Price$16
- Rating3.8
- Reviews188
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Native Guard: Poems: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
by Natasha Trethewey
- List rank#9
- Price$7.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews396
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Songs My Mother Taught Me: Why the Artist Must Take Sides (Vanguard)
by Saul Williams
- List rank#10
- Price$16.73
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is Political & Protest a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $15.80.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political & Protest?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 76% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political & Protest best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.80; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.22 and $19.40.
Can new books break into Political & Protest?
29% 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.