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Education & Reference (Teens, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Education & Reference (Teens, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.48, median 1,110 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.00 – $15.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Teens (11,947), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,110 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.48 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Education & Reference best sellers
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The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to How Things Work
- List rank#1
- Price$13.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,837
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Everything Teen Boys Should Know - 100+ Essential Life Skills, Strategies, and Insider Tips for Thriving in Your Teenage Years
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,138
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Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,186
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Money Skills for Teens: A Beginner’s Guide to Budgeting, Saving, and Investing. Everything a Teenager Should Know About Personal Finance (Life Skills for Tweens, Teens & Young Adults)
by Ferne Bowe
- List rank#5
- Price$10.15
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,102
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My Side of the Mountain
- List rank#6
- Price$5.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,528
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Teen Girl's Handbook: From Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, Overcoming Insecurities, Planning for the Future, and Everything Else Along the Way to Growing Up
by Karen Harris
- List rank#7
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,049
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GED Test Prep Plus, Tenth Edition (2026): Includes a Diagnostic Pretest, 2 Full Length Practice Tests, 1000+ Practice Questions, and 60+ Online Videos (Kaplan Test Prep)
- List rank#8
- Price$23.34
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,808
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Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#9
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,822
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- List rank#10
- Price$7.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,772
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FAQ
Is Education & Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,110 reviews and sells for $11.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Education & Reference?
The median best seller has 1,110 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Education & Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.00 and $15.99.
Can new books break into Education & Reference?
11% 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.