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Dalai Lama: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dalai Lama, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.32, median 178 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.97 – $19.40 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Buddhism (2,188), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Dalai Lama best sellers
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The Zen Monkey and the Lotus Flower: 52 Stories to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Thoughts, Find Happiness, and Live Your Best Life
by Tenpa Yeshe
- List rank#1
- Price$17.13
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,074
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
by Dalai Lama
- List rank#2
- Price$17.42
- Rating4.7
- Reviews15,474
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Gyurme Dorje
- List rank#3
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,165
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In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)
by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi
- List rank#4
- Price$14.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,773
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
- List rank#5
- Price$8.47
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,913
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava
- List rank#6
- Price$15.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,137
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New Seeds of Contemplation
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,643
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)
by Simon Wiesenthal
- List rank#8
- Price$9.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,680
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The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living
by Dalai Lama
- List rank#9
- Price$14.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,287
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My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews336
FAQ
Is Dalai Lama a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 178 reviews and sells for $14.32.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dalai Lama?
The median best seller has 178 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dalai Lama best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.32; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.97 and $19.40.
Can new books break into Dalai Lama?
2% 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.