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Communication & Social Skills (Self-Help, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Communication & Social Skills (Self-Help, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.09, median 3,073 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.96 – $14.04 |
|---|---|
| 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 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,073 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Self-Help (12,077), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $12.09 its median price is below 80% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Communication & Social Skills best sellers
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
- List rank#1
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,798
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
by Chris Voss
- List rank#2
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51,950
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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#3
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,894
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Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count
- List rank#4
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews69
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
- List rank#5
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,555
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Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
by Henry Cloud
- List rank#6
- Price$13.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25,811
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Let Them Miss You: The Power of Pulling Back, Standing Firm, and Becoming Unavailable to What Doesn’t Serve You
by Logan West
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews204
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The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,508
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Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (The Dr. Sue Johnson Collection, 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$14.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,448
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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,229
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FAQ
Is Communication & Social Skills a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,073 reviews and sells for $12.09.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Communication & Social Skills?
The median best seller has 3,073 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Communication & Social Skills best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.09; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.96 and $14.04.
Can new books break into Communication & Social Skills?
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.