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Sociology (Politics & Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sociology (Politics & Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.40, median 5,749 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.45 – $18.07 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,749 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Politics & Social Sciences (12,331), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Sociology 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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Yesteryear: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews136,820
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#3
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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The 48 Laws of Power
- List rank#4
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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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 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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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition
by Mitch Albom
- List rank#8
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews50,262
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Appetites: A Cookbook
- List rank#9
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,064
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When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist
- List rank#10
- Price$10.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews120,214
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Sociology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,749 reviews and sells for $12.40.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sociology?
The median best seller has 5,749 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sociology best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.40; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.45 and $18.07.
Can new books break into Sociology?
18% 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.