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Counseling (Schools & Teaching, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Counseling (Schools & Teaching, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.28, median 588 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$14.28Median price
588Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$11.14 – $21.32
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)8%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Schools & Teaching (2,492), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 588 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Counseling best sellers

  1. The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]: A New Approach to Understanding and Parenting Childre book cover by Ross W. Greene PhD

    The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]: A New Approach to Understanding and Parenting Children

    by Ross W. Greene PhD

    • List rank#1
    • Price$11.40
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,449

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  2. MURPHY’S LAW FOR TEENS: 150+ Cheat Codes to Fix Mess-Ups, Beat Stress and Level Up Your Li book cover by Veda Sharp

    MURPHY’S LAW FOR TEENS: 150+ Cheat Codes to Fix Mess-Ups, Beat Stress and Level Up Your Life Without the Boring Lectures (Murphy’s Law Survival Series)

    by Veda Sharp

    • List rank#2
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews100

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  3. A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set book cover by Diane Alber

    A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box Set

    by Diane Alber

    • List rank#3
    • Price$39.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,509

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  4. A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, S book cover by Diane Alber

    A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Book Box Set (Books 1-8: Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion)

    by Diane Alber

    • List rank#4
    • Price$41.22
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews5,554

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  5. The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chr book cover by Dr. Ross W. Greene

    The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

    by Dr. Ross W. Greene

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews5,188

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  6. Get Clear Career Assessment: Find the Work You're Wired to Do book cover by Ken Coleman

    Get Clear Career Assessment: Find the Work You're Wired to Do

    by Ken Coleman

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.82
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews299

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  7. What Were You Thinking: Helping Kids 6-9 Learn to Control Impulses (Executive Function) book cover by Bryan Smith

    What Were You Thinking: Helping Kids 6-9 Learn to Control Impulses (Executive Function)

    by Bryan Smith

    • List rank#7
    • Price$9.33
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,163

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  8. The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships book cover by Harriet Lerner

    The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

    by Harriet Lerner

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.96
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews4,763

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  9. Personal Space Camp: A Picture Book About Respecting Others' Physical Boundaries book cover by Julia Cook

    Personal Space Camp: A Picture Book About Respecting Others' Physical Boundaries

    by Julia Cook

    • List rank#9
    • Price$7.64
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,213

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  10. Fast-Track CDL Study Guide & Exam Prep: Step-by-Step Plan to the Commercial Driver’s Licen book cover by NextMile Publishing

    Fast-Track CDL Study Guide & Exam Prep: Step-by-Step Plan to the Commercial Driver’s License Class A/B/C & Endorsements with Full Practice Tests – Your Coach to Pass the First Time & Start Earning

    by NextMile Publishing

    • List rank#10
    • Price$17.22
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews185

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FAQ

Is Counseling a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 588 reviews and sells for $14.28.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Counseling?

The median best seller has 588 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Counseling best sellers cost?

The median price is $14.28; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.14 and $21.32.

Can new books break into Counseling?

8% 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.