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Politics (Genres & Styles, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Politics (Genres & Styles, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.99, median 32 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.95 – $26.41 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Genres & Styles (1,801), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Politics best sellers
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On Tyranny: Including the Strauss-Kojève Correspondence
by Leo Strauss
- List rank#1
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews60
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A Collection of Essays
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews505
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How to Read the Constitution--and Why
by Kim Wehle
- List rank#3
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews924
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
by Azar Nafisi
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,938
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The Souls of Black Folk: The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition ( W.E.B. Du Bois Classics)
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,397
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Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews724
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Triage
by Claudia Rankine
- List rank#7
- Price$19.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5
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The Republic (Fingerprint Classics)
by Plato
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,574
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Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)
by Liv Albert
- List rank#10
- Price$15.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,562
FAQ
Is Politics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 32 reviews and sells for $17.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Politics?
The median best seller has 32 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Politics best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.95 and $26.41.
Can new books break into Politics?
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.