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Urban (Sociology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban (Sociology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 190 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.74 – $14.80 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Sociology (1,873), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.74 to $14.80, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Urban best sellers
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews61
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
by Katherine Boo
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10,128
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The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America
by Erik Larson
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews31,548
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There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Brian Goldstone
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews893
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A Block in Time: A New York City History at the Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twenty-Third Street
by Christiane Bird
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews19
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Trash!: A Garbageman's Story
by Simon Pare-Poupart
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews423
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Down, Out &Under Arrest: Policing and Everyday Life in Skid Row
by Forrest Stuart
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews67
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Sleepers
by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,537
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The Spaces That Make Us: Why Design Is Broken and How We Can Create a Happier, Healthier World
by Danish Kurani
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews56
FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 190 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 190 reviews, and 39% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.74 and $14.80.
Can new books break into Urban?
5% 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.