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United States (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for United States (Politics & Government, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 353 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 27% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 27% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- The same niche in Books scores 48, 17 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Politics & Government (844), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 United States best sellers
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The Federalist
by John Jay
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State
- List rank#2
- Price$18.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews603
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,409
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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,727
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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
by Maggie Haberman
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,908
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Why We're Polarized
by Ezra Klein
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,241
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The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators
by Maria Ressa
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews15
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Confronting America: What Has to Change (Bill O'Reilly's Confronting Series)
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews316
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: United States
FAQ
Is United States a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 353 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in United States?
The median best seller has 353 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do United States best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into United States?
27% 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.