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Developmental Psychology (Psychology & Counseling, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Developmental Psychology (Psychology & Counseling, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.61, median 396 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.45 – $22.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Psychology & Counseling (10,848), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 396 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Developmental Psychology best sellers
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,002
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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- List rank#2
- Price$16
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18,169
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook―What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews9,367
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Uniquely Human: Updated and Expanded: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
by Barry M. Prizant Ph.D.
- List rank#4
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,880
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Mother Hunger, Revised Edition: Understand and Heal the Wounds of Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance
by Kelly McDaniel
- List rank#5
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.3
- Reviews15
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Worth: The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment
by Marisa G. Franco PhD
- List rank#6
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews78
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The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators
by Richard Williams
- List rank#7
- Price$21.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,361
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Unbothered: The Art of Letting Go to Find Yourself
by Margarita Nazarenko
- List rank#8
- Price$19.92
- Rating4.8
- Reviews88
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Inner Work: A Four-Step Journey to Self-Transformation, Unearthing Subconscious Strengths, and Interpreting Dreams with Jungian Psychology
- List rank#9
- Price$9.45
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,269
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Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
- List rank#10
- Price$12.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,033
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FAQ
Is Developmental Psychology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 396 reviews and sells for $15.61.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Developmental Psychology?
The median best seller has 396 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Developmental Psychology best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.61; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.45 and $22.17.
Can new books break into Developmental Psychology?
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.