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Public Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Public Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 136 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (588), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Public 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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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony
by Nelson Denis
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,924
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (One World Essentials)
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40,552
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Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews150
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Brian Goldstone
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews893
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Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,885
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Abundance
by Ezra Klein
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,731
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt Series Book 1)
by Edmund Morris
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,485
Same niche in Books: Economic Policy
FAQ
Is Public Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 136 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Public Policy?
The median best seller has 136 reviews, and 45% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Public Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Public Policy?
9% 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.