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Essays (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Essays (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.46 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Counseling & Psychology (5,920), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.46 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Four Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery
by Catherine Gildiner
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,908
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Doctor Ice Pick
by Claire Prentice
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,687
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Nothing but Wickedness: The Delusions of Our Culture
by Theodore Dalrymple
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews30
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Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe
by Emily Ogden
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews5
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The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
by Stephen Grosz
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,809
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Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life & Living (An Inspiring Guide to Life)
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews890
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The Psychology of Zelda: Linking Our World to the Legend of Zelda Series
by Jonathan Erickson
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews723
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Living with Borrowed Dust: Reflections on Life, Love, and Other Grievances
by James Hollis
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews112
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Dr. Royal Rife: Healing Frequencies for Physical and Mental Balance
by Ethan Foster
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews149
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Polyvagal Talks: Clinicians & Scientists in Dialogue with Stephen W. Porges
by Polyvagal Institute
- List rank#10
- Price$15.38
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 69% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.46 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Essays?
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.