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Social Sciences (Politics & Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Social Sciences (Politics & Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.59, median 3,820 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.08 – $22.10 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 21% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,820 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 31% of the parent category Politics & Social Sciences (12,331), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Social Sciences best sellers
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival
- List rank#1
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,377
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#2
- Price$22.10
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
by PhD Clarissa Pinkola Estés Ph.D.
- List rank#3
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews17,686
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Hardcover, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation
- List rank#5
- Price$27.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12,918
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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
by William Strauss
- List rank#6
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,211
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Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up
by David Byrne
- List rank#7
- Price$23.40
- Rating4.9
- Reviews11
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#9
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#10
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
Subcategories
- Popular Culture42
- Philanthropy & Charity35
- Social Work34
- Library & Information Science34
- Museum Studies & Museology33
- Urban Planning & Development33
- Disaster Relief33
- Methodology32
- Holidays32
- Privacy & Surveillance31
- Religious Groups Studies31
- Communication & Media Studies30
- Demography30
- Research30
- Violence in Society29
- Folklore & Mythology29
- Cultural & Ethnic Studies29
- Gender Studies29
- Poverty29
- Gerontology29
- Reference29
- Customs & Traditions28
- LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies28
- Children's Studies28
- Human Geography28
- Emigration & Immigration27
- Criminology27
- Linguistics26
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FAQ
Is Social Sciences a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,820 reviews and sells for $12.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Sciences?
The median best seller has 3,820 reviews, and 21% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Sciences best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.08 and $22.10.
Can new books break into Social Sciences?
21% 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.