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Social Services & Welfare (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Social Services & Welfare (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.73, median 102 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.81 – $16.57 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (588), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.73 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $6.81 to $16.57, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Social Services & Welfare best sellers
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Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161
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A Little High (Rainey Paxton Series Book 2)
by Paige Dearth
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,972
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BELIEVE LIKE A CHILD (Home Street Home Series Book 1)
by Paige Dearth
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,775
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Spilled Milk: Based On A True Story
by K.L. Randis
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews51,769
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Just Another House: A Foster Care Story Based on True Events (Garbage Bag Life Book 6)
by Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews84
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Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
by Jennifer Pahlka
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews381
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Never Be Alone (Home Street Home Series Book 5)
by Paige Dearth
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,582
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Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
by Stephen Starring Grant
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,528
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
by Stephanie Land
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews17,694
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Just Another Slice-A Foster Care Story Based on True Events. No Place For Me Series (Garbage Bag Life Book 1)
by Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,562
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FAQ
Is Social Services & Welfare a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 102 reviews and sells for $10.73.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Services & Welfare?
The median best seller has 102 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Services & Welfare best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.73; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.81 and $16.57.
Can new books break into Social Services & Welfare?
8% 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.