Social Sciences — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Politics & Social Sciences best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 56.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
56.5
Median reviews
600
Weak share (top 20)
45%
Median price
$3.99
Median star rating
4.5
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Social Sciences list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 600 reviews, yet 45% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 4 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 56.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | People | October 2026 | 4.6 | 3 | $3.99 |
| 2 | People | October 2026 | 4.5 | 48 | $3.99 |
| 7 | People | October 2026 | 4.5 | 72 | $3.99 |
| 10 | People | September 2026 | 4.4 | 75 | $4.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| october 2026 | 4 | 178 |
| september 2026 | 5 | 150 |
| people september 2026 | 4 | 145 |
| people october 2026 | 3 | 141 |
| jack the ripper | 2 | 61 |
| united states | 2 | 57 |
| weekly magazine | 2 | 42 |
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More Politics & Social Sciences categories
32 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 84.5 | 4.5 |
| █████ | 77.5 | 2 |
| █████ | 67.0 | 158.5 |
| █████ | 62.0 | 28 |
| █████ | 54.0 | 101 |
| █████ | 52.5 | 23 |
| █████ | 52.5 | 49 |
| █████ | 52.0 | 56 |
| █████ | 49.5 | 76 |
| █████ | 49.5 | 95 |
| █████ | 49.5 | 76.5 |
| █████ | 48.5 | 154 |
| █████ | 48.0 | 217 |
| █████ | 47.0 | 117.5 |
| █████ | 43.5 | 366 |
| █████ | 42.5 | 152 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 441 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 587 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 581.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 356 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 2463.5 |
| █████ | 39.5 | 869.5 |
| █████ | 38.5 | 1872 |
| █████ | 38.5 | 1068.5 |
| █████ | 35.0 | 482 |
| █████ | 33.5 | 1415 |
| █████ | 16.0 | 155.5 |
| █████ | 15.5 | 229 |
| █████ | 8.5 | 319 |
| █████ | 7.5 | 643 |
| █████ | 5.0 | 220 |
| █████ | 0.0 | 1957 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.