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Essays (Pets & Animal Care, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Essays (Pets & Animal Care, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.29, median 662 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.65 – $14.92 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 662 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Essays best sellers
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Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir
by Isabel Klee
- List rank#1
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,927
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Saved by the Pack: How 50 Dogs Helped Me Find My Purpose
by Lee Asher
- List rank#2
- Price$20.93
- Rating4.8
- Reviews166
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All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor
- List rank#3
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews21,724
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Penelope: A Love Story
by Paul Bochner
- List rank#4
- Price$30
- Rating4.9
- Reviews54
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The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir
by Hal Borland
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,215
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The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife
by Lucy Cooke
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews578
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A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life
by James Bowen
- List rank#7
- Price$10.65
- Rating4.6
- Reviews25,163
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Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small Book 5)
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,769
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Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves
by Kevin Behan
- List rank#9
- Price$18.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews745
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust
by Michael Hingson
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,938
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FAQ
Is Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 662 reviews and sells for $12.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Essays?
The median best seller has 662 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.65 and $14.92.
Can new books break into Essays?
10% 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.