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Specific Topics (Politics & Government, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Specific Topics (Politics & Government, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.97, median 6,658 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.62 – $20.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,658 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $11.97 its median price is below 82% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Specific Topics best sellers
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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Zayed's secret plot to remake the Middle East
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#1
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#5
- Price$32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle – Six Founders Who Shaped America's Revolutionary Democracy
- List rank#6
- Price$20.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews114
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East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition
- List rank#7
- Price$23.30
- Rating4.7
- Reviews17,375
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Lord of the Flies
- List rank#8
- Price$10.14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews55,944
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
by Gil Durán
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews340
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Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)
- List rank#10
- Price$9.67
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,331
Subcategories
- Commentary & Opinion37
- Labor & Industrial Relations31
- National & International Security31
- Privacy & Surveillance31
- War & Peace30
- Political Economy30
- Terrorism30
- Globalization29
- Civil Rights & Liberties29
- Intelligence & Espionage28
- Political Freedom28
- Law Enforcement28
- Women in Politics27
- Civics & Citizenship24
- Corruption & Misconduct24
- Colonialism & Post-Colonialism22
- Propaganda & Political Psychology21
- Human Rights21
- Censorship16
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FAQ
Is Specific Topics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,658 reviews and sells for $11.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Specific Topics?
The median best seller has 6,658 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Specific Topics best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.62 and $20.96.
Can new books break into Specific Topics?
20% 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.