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Urban Planning & Development (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban Planning & Development (Public Affairs & Policy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.99, median 66 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $15.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Public Affairs & Policy (588), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $12.99 its median price beats 96% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 76% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Urban Planning & Development best sellers
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The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
- List rank#2
- Price$8.70
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,612
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
by Bent Flyvbjerg
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,191
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Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City
by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews65
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This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
by J.C. Bradbury
- List rank#5
- Price$14.74
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Dubai: Gilded Cage
by Syed Ali
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews29
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Golden Gates: The Housing Crisis and a Reckoning for the American Dream
by Conor Dougherty
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews382
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Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare
by Frances Fox Piven
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews102
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,709
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High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing
by Ben Austen
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews256
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FAQ
Is Urban Planning & Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 66 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban Planning & Development?
The median best seller has 66 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban Planning & Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $15.05.
Can new books break into Urban Planning & Development?
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.