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Academic & Scholarly: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Academic & Scholarly, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.24, median 448 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.23 – $15.70 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Writing (2,234), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $12.24 its median price is below 80% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Academic & Scholarly best sellers
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Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association
by American Psychological Association
- List rank#1
- Price$34.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34,523
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
by Stephen King
- List rank#2
- Price$9.23
- Rating4.7
- Reviews20,553
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
- List rank#4
- Price$10.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,312
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What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
by Joe Navarro
- List rank#5
- Price$8.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14,300
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Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, Updated Edition
by George J. Thompson
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,661
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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#7
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,053
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Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences
by Neal Allen
- List rank#9
- Price$16.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews283
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Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition: The Classic Introductory Latin Textbook with Authentic Readings and Etymological Aids (The Wheelock's Latin Series)
by Frederic M. Wheelock
- List rank#10
- Price$13.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,025
FAQ
Is Academic & Scholarly a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 448 reviews and sells for $12.24.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Academic & Scholarly?
The median best seller has 448 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Academic & Scholarly best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.23 and $15.70.
Can new books break into Academic & Scholarly?
2% 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.