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Ethics & Morality (Philosophy, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ethics & Morality (Philosophy, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 1,680 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.52 – $16.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,680 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Philosophy (4,240), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Ethics & Morality best sellers
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#1
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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Meditations
- List rank#2
- Price$8.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews28,799
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Meditations (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
by Aurelius Marcus
- List rank#3
- Price$13.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,998
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
- List rank#4
- Price$25.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews85,759
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
by David Brooks
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,902
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How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
by Michael Schur
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,499
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The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#7
- Price$9.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,934
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Meditations: A New Translation
- List rank#8
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,219
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Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
- List rank#9
- Price$14.32
- Rating4.9
- Reviews3,053
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Beyond Good and Evil (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#10
- Price$12.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,553
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FAQ
Is Ethics & Morality a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,680 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ethics & Morality?
The median best seller has 1,680 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ethics & Morality best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.52 and $16.43.
Can new books break into Ethics & Morality?
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.