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Specific Topics (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Specific Topics (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 1,035 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.74 – $13.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,035 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.74 to $13.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Specific Topics best sellers
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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East
by Matthew Cole
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#2
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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CUCKOO'S EGG
by Clifford Stoll
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,311
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The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,727
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
by Gil Durán
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews340
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Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,644
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Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews132
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Specific Topics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,035 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Specific Topics?
The median best seller has 1,035 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Specific Topics best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.74 and $13.24.
Can new books break into Specific Topics?
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.