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Academic Development: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Academic Development, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.95, median 43 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.35 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Counseling (588), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.95 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Academic Development best sellers
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A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set
by Diane Alber
- List rank#1
- Price$39.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,509
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A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion)
by Diane Alber
- List rank#2
- Price$41.22
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,554
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What Were You Thinking: Helping Kids 6-9 Learn to Control Impulses (Executive Function)
by Bryan Smith
- List rank#3
- Price$9.33
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,163
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A Little SPOT of Feelings 8 Book Box Set (Book 25-32: Empathy, Frustration, Calm, Belonging, Worry, Boredom, Flexible Thinking, & Feelings Detective)
by Diane Alber
- List rank#4
- Price$47.31
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,363
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Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice, 2nd Edition (Communicate with Confidence)
by Julia Cook
- List rank#5
- Price$11.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,529
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A Little SPOT of Feelings 9 Plush Toys with Activity Book Box Set
by Diane Alber
- List rank#6
- Price$32.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews463
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Ninja Life Hacks Emotions and Feelings 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Angry, Inventor, Positive, Lazy, Helpful, Earth, Grumpy, Kind)
by Mary Nhin
- List rank#7
- Price$59.72
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,193
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The Worst Day of My Life Ever (Best Me I Can Be)
by Julia Cook
- List rank#8
- Price$8.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews662
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Ninja Life Hacks Self Management 8 Book Box Set (Books 33-40: Impulsive, Lonely, Sad, Ambitious, Zen, Feelings, Motivated, Self Disciplined)
by Mary Nhin
- List rank#9
- Price$59.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews268
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I Can't Believe You Said That (Best Me I Can Be)
by Julia Cook
- List rank#10
- Price$11.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews559
FAQ
Is Academic Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43 reviews and sells for $11.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Academic Development?
The median best seller has 43 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Academic Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.35 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Academic Development?
1% 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.