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Reform & Policy: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Reform & Policy, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.87, median 357 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.58 – $26.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 33% of the parent category Education Theory (1,094), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 357 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.58 to $26.02, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reform & Policy best sellers
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
- List rank#1
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,808
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Permission to Feel
by Marc Brackett
- List rank#2
- Price$9.71
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,780
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The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning--and How to Help Them Thrive Again; Updated Edition
- List rank#3
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews356
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Dark Academia: How Universities Die
by Peter Fleming
- List rank#4
- Price$21.82
- Rating4.3
- Reviews112
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.2
- Reviews5,479
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Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
by Jeffrey Selingo
- List rank#6
- Price$11.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,371
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Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You
by Jeffrey Selingo
- List rank#7
- Price$16.75
- Rating4.7
- Reviews195
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SSAT Upper Level Test Prep: The Complete Prep System to Master the SSAT Upper Level | Includes a Digital Platform with Realistic, Timed Full-Length Tests and Targeted Practice
- List rank#8
- Price$38.59
- Rating5.0
- Reviews114
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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
by Amanda Ripley
- List rank#9
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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Columbine 25th Anniversary Memorial Edition
by Dave Cullen
- List rank#10
- Price$29.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,589
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Reform & Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 357 reviews and sells for $16.87.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reform & Policy?
The median best seller has 357 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reform & Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.58 and $26.02.
Can new books break into Reform & Policy?
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.