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Applied Psychology (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Applied Psychology (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 1,206 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).

16Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
1,206Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.99 – $12.99
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)7%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Counseling & Psychology (5,920), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,206 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Applied Psychology best sellers

  1. Your Biggest Enemy Is Your Uncontrolled Mind: Master These 7 Laws Before Your Mind Masters book cover by Sourabh  Dubey

    Your Biggest Enemy Is Your Uncontrolled Mind: Master These 7 Laws Before Your Mind Masters You

    by Sourabh Dubey

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews150

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  2. Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind book cover by Gad Saad

    Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind

    by Gad Saad

    • List rank#2
    • Price$15.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,693

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  3. Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life book cover by Roxie Nafousi

    Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life

    by Roxie Nafousi

    • List rank#3
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews7,016

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  4. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) book cover by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    • List rank#4
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews7,620

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  5. Influence, New and Expanded: The Essential Guide to the Psychology of Influence and Persua book cover by Robert B. Cialdini PhD

    Influence, New and Expanded: The Essential Guide to the Psychology of Influence and Persuasion in Everyday Life

    by Robert B. Cialdini PhD

    • List rank#5
    • Price$22.49
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews8,129

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  6. Beyond Quick Fixes: Essential Ingredients for Better Mental Health and a Fulfilling Life book cover by Dr. Celeste Birkhofer

    Beyond Quick Fixes: Essential Ingredients for Better Mental Health and a Fulfilling Life

    by Dr. Celeste Birkhofer

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews53

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  7. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success book cover by Carol S. Dweck

    Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

    by Carol S. Dweck

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews23,859

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  8. Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception book cover by Philip Houston

    Spy the Lie: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

    by Philip Houston

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews4,514

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  9. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos book cover by Jordan B. Peterson

    12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

    by Jordan B. Peterson

    • List rank#9
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews85,759

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  10. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything book cover by Joshua Foer

    Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

    by Joshua Foer

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews10,935

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FAQ

Is Applied Psychology a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,206 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Applied Psychology?

The median best seller has 1,206 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Applied Psychology best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $12.99.

Can new books break into Applied Psychology?

7% 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.