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Social Sciences (Politics & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Social Sciences (Politics & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 1,597 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,597 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $13.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Social Sciences best sellers
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,568
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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Between the World and Me (One World Essentials)
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,300
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The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews658
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,472
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
Subcategories
- Popular Culture31
- Research29
- Customs & Traditions28
- Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island Studies28
- Methodology27
- Emigration & Immigration26
- Diversity & Multiculturalism25
- Library & Information Science25
- Folklore & Mythology25
- Gender Studies24
- Archaeology24
- Human Geography24
- Media Studies23
- Discrimination & Racism23
- Violence in Society23
- Philanthropy & Charity21
- Disaster Relief20
- Holidays20
- Privacy & Surveillance20
- Children's Studies20
- Sociology20
- Anthropology19
- Social Work19
- Refugees18
- Statistics18
- Demography18
- Gerontology17
- Reference17
- Special Groups16
- Poverty16
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FAQ
Is Social Sciences a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,597 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Sciences?
The median best seller has 1,597 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Sciences best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Social Sciences?
25% 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.