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Emotions & Feelings (Social & Family Issues, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Emotions & Feelings (Social & Family Issues, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.48, median 3,454 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.26 – $10.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| 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 3,454 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Social & Family Issues (12,280), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.48 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Emotions & Feelings best sellers
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The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)
by Lois Lowry
- List rank#1
- Price$6.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews47,388
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Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies)
by Lynn Painter
- List rank#3
- Price$10.47
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15,348
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Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow
- List rank#5
- Price$5.80
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24,827
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Scythe
- List rank#6
- Price$20.40
- Rating4.6
- Reviews23,028
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The Hate U Give: A Story About Police Violence, Racism, and Speaking Out
by Angie Thomas
- List rank#8
- Price$8.57
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51,465
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
by Sherman Alexie
- List rank#10
- Price$9.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,060
FAQ
Is Emotions & Feelings a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,454 reviews and sells for $8.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Emotions & Feelings?
The median best seller has 3,454 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Emotions & Feelings best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.26 and $10.59.
Can new books break into Emotions & Feelings?
3% 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.