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Political Science (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Political Science (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.84, median 658 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $14.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 35, 13 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 658 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $1.99 to $14.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Political Science best sellers
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,910
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The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators
by Maria Ressa
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews15
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Stalin’s War: A New History of World War II
- List rank#5
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,045
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The 48 Laws of Power
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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Machiavelli: A Biography
by Miles Unger
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews93
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What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews47
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Political Science
FAQ
Is Political Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 658 reviews and sells for $8.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Political Science?
The median best seller has 658 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Political Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $14.24.
Can new books break into Political Science?
10% 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.