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Behavioral Sciences (Science & Math, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Behavioral Sciences (Science & Math, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.48, median 3,962 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.47 – $15.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,962 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.48 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Behavioral Sciences best sellers
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
- List rank#1
- Price$9.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews45,402
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
- List rank#2
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48,832
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Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
- List rank#3
- Price$15.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews190
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
by Matthew Desmond
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,942
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The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
by Russ Harris
- List rank#5
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,158
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- List rank#6
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love
by Amir Levine
- List rank#7
- Price$9.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,894
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A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,130
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#9
- Price$12.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
by Annie Duke
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,415
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Behavioral Sciences
FAQ
Is Behavioral Sciences a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,962 reviews and sells for $11.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Behavioral Sciences?
The median best seller has 3,962 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Behavioral Sciences best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.47 and $15.00.
Can new books break into Behavioral Sciences?
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.