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Career Advancement & Professional Development (Job Hunting & Careers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Career Advancement & Professional Development (Job Hunting & Careers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 38/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 36% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Job Hunting & Careers (690), one of the easier corners under it.
- 36% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 72% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Career Advancement & Professional Development best sellers
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You Can Just Do Things: How High-Agency People Get What They Want Out of Life
by Cate Hall
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews237
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
by Cal Newport
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,887
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The Control Standard: How to Own Outcomes, Reduce Surprises, and Become the Person Leaders Trust
by Andrew Ward
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12
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How to Get a Return on Failure: Fail Smarter—Return Stronger
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews219
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Center Stage Confidence: How to Own your Story and Command Any Room
by Justin Guarini
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews18
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Be The Wayfinder: The Strategy-First Marketing Framework for Navigating Change
by Jeremy Harrison
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews25
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UP!: The Playbook for Every Woman on the Rise
by Kelly Mooney
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews47
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Messy Jobs: The Work That AI Cannot Reach
by Luis Garicano
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews67
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How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle - How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
by William Poundstone
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews197
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Can You Rollerskate?: It's Never Too Late To Learn New Tricks
by Lisa Morris
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Career Advancement & Professional Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 38/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Career Advancement & Professional Development?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Career Advancement & Professional Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Career Advancement & Professional Development?
36% 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.