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Public Affairs & Policy (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Public Affairs & Policy (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 588 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.06 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 44, 22 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 588 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.06, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Public Affairs & Policy best sellers
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
- List rank#2
- Price$18.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews603
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Unelected
by Jennica Pounds
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews171
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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
by Jonathan Metzl
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,463
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Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (One World Essentials)
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony
by Nelson Denis
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,924
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The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Public Affairs & Policy
FAQ
Is Public Affairs & Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 588 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Public Affairs & Policy?
The median best seller has 588 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Public Affairs & Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.06.
Can new books break into Public Affairs & Policy?
11% 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.