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Buddhism (Religion & Spirituality, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Buddhism (Religion & Spirituality, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 522 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$8.99Median price
522Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $10.24
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 522 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $10.24, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Buddhism best sellers

  1. It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness book cover by Sylvia Boorstein

    It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness

    by Sylvia Boorstein

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews467

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  2. A Cup of Zen: 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking, and Find Inner Peace - book cover by Kai Tsukimi

    A Cup of Zen: 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking, and Find Inner Peace - Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller Book 1)

    by Kai Tsukimi

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews2,818

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  3. The Art of Living: A Guide to Mindfulness, Personal Growth, and Peace with Transformative  book cover by Thich Nhat Hanh

    The Art of Living: A Guide to Mindfulness, Personal Growth, and Peace with Transformative Meditations for Understanding Life's Deepest Questions and Experiencing Happiness and Freedom

    by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,003

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  4. Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective book cover by Mark Epstein

    Thoughts without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective

    by Mark Epstein

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews392

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  5. The Cat and The Moon - 33 Zen Stories: Slow Down, Calm the Mind, Relieve Stress, and Find  book cover by Kai Tsukimi

    The Cat and The Moon - 33 Zen Stories: Slow Down, Calm the Mind, Relieve Stress, and Find Peace Now - Includes Reflections for Beginners (Zen Tales Book 1)

    by Kai Tsukimi

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews565

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  6. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation book cover by Thich Nhat Hanh

    The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

    by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews8,368

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  7. Radical Acceptance book cover by Tara Brach

    Radical Acceptance

    by Tara Brach

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews5,144

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  8. No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Se book cover by Chris  Niebauer Ph.D.

    No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)

    by Chris Niebauer Ph.D.

    • List rank#8
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,956

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  9. The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transfo book cover by Tenzin Wangyal

    The True Source of Healing: How the Ancient Tibetan Practice of Soul Retrieval Can Transform and Enrich Your Life

    by Tenzin Wangyal

    • List rank#9
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews139

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  10. The Flow of Zen: 21 Short Stories on Being Present, Letting Go of Anxiety, and Living with book cover by Kai Tsukimi

    The Flow of Zen: 21 Short Stories on Being Present, Letting Go of Anxiety, and Living with Ease - Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller Book 2)

    by Kai Tsukimi

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews545

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Subcategories

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FAQ

Is Buddhism a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 522 reviews and sells for $8.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Buddhism?

The median best seller has 522 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Buddhism best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $10.24.

Can new books break into Buddhism?

6% 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.