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Social Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Social Policy (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 168 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.24 – $14.03 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (588), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.24 to $14.03, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Social Policy best sellers
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Unelected
by Jennica Pounds
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews171
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
by Jonathan Metzl
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,463
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Virtuous Nonsense: Progressive America’s Epistemic Crisis
by Lawrence M. Eppard
- List rank#4
- Price$8.69
- Reviews-
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
by Stephanie Land
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews17,694
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Poverty, by America
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,038
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,346
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The Constitution of Liberty: The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek Book 1) (Volume 17)
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews355
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Down, Out &Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row
by Forrest Stuart
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews67
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The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews541
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FAQ
Is Social Policy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 168 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Policy?
The median best seller has 168 reviews, and 44% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Policy best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.24 and $14.03.
Can new books break into Social Policy?
14% 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.