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Regional Planning (Public Affairs & Policy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Regional Planning (Public Affairs & Policy, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.25, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.81 – $32.89 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (217), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $26.25 its median price beats 86% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Regional Planning best sellers
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The Wound That Never Closed: Taiwan, China and the End of Strategic Ambiguity
by Adam Clermont
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization: Dynamic Practices and Core Principles for Building a Sustainable and Ethically Grounded Future
by Jackson Ridge
- List rank#2
- Price$18.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews192
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The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#3
- Price$5.93
- Rating4.6
- Reviews417
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Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945
by Ronald Eller
- List rank#4
- Price$25
- Rating4.5
- Reviews85
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Build or Die: How America Is Suffocating Its Cities and What to Do About It
by Ned Resnikoff
- List rank#5
- Price$29.95
- Reviews-
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
by Charles Montgomery
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,159
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The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
by Jake Bittle
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews337
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The Caucasus: An Introduction
by Thomas de Waal
- List rank#8
- Price$19.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews169
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How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
by PE Moskowitz
- List rank#9
- Price$14.90
- Rating4.5
- Reviews448
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Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River
by Eric Kuhn
- List rank#10
- Price$13.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews53
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FAQ
Is Regional Planning a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12 reviews and sells for $26.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Regional Planning?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Regional Planning best sellers cost?
The median price is $26.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.81 and $32.89.
Can new books break into Regional Planning?
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.