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Social Issues (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Social Issues (Teen & Young Adult, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 15,964 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $11.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 15,964 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 36% of the parent category Teen & Young Adult (43,838), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Social Issues best sellers
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That's Not My Name: A Pulse-Pounding YA Thriller of Secrets, Lies, and Betrayal
by Megan Lally
- List rank#1
- Price$8.51
- Rating4.3
- Reviews96,101
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Release Me (Shatter Me: Series Two Book 2)
by Tahereh Mafi
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,229
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)
by Holly Black
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews75,859
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews111,003
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The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews108,996
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy)
- List rank#6
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews73,231
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If He Had Been with Me: A Heartbreaking Romance of First Love and Loss
by Laura Nowlin
- List rank#7
- Price$6.54
- Rating4.2
- Reviews66,662
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The Sixth Faction: The First in a New Series in the World of the YA Dystopian Classic, Divergent (A New Divergent Series Book 1)
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews948
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The Selection: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Royal Romance of Competition and Choice
by Kiera Cass
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43,375
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Social Issues a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15,964 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Issues?
The median best seller has 15,964 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Issues best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $11.62.
Can new books break into Social Issues?
7% 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.