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Politics & Government (Politics & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Politics & Government (Politics & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 844 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 47/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $1.99 – $15.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 30% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- The same niche in Books scores 30, 17 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 844 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Politics & Government best sellers
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
- List rank#4
- Price$18.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews603
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#5
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,409
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John Douglas
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,048
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,910
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Politics & Government
FAQ
Is Politics & Government a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 47/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 844 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Politics & Government?
The median best seller has 844 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Politics & Government best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $1.99 and $15.99.
Can new books break into Politics & Government?
30% 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.