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Adults: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Adults, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.40, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.25 – $19.38 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 42 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is lower than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Adults best sellers
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Quédate contigo: 101 reflexiones para mujeres Encontrar el camino de regreso a sí mismas (Spanish Edition)
by Skye Reeds
- List rank#1
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews87
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The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
by Robert Wright
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews589
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BRIDGING THE GAP: Developing The Next Generation of Leaders
by Brian K Watson DMin
- List rank#3
- Price$25.99
- Reviews-
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GUIA VIVA DE ALTAS CAPACIDADES EN ADULTOS (Spanish Edition)
by DRA. AURORA LOPEZ GIL
- List rank#4
- Price$15.92
- Rating4.4
- Reviews18
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Not Who I Once Was: My Unusual Path To Becoming A Surgeon
by Dr. James E Harris Jr
- List rank#5
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,622
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Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
by Nicholas A. Christakis MD PhD
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews572
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100,000 Whys for Curious Adults: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Everything You Always Wanted to Ask - Finally Explained in a Way That Actually Makes Sense
by Macro Cosm
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.9
- Reviews27
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Sparse to Farce: The Not So Golden Years - Everything No One Told Us About
by GAIL C PIERCY
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
FAQ
Is Adults a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $15.40.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Adults?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 100% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Adults best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.40; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.25 and $19.38.
Can new books break into Adults?
12% 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.