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Grief & Loss: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Grief & Loss, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 326 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Counseling & Psychology (5,920), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 326 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.49, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Grief & Loss best sellers
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Death of an Ordinary Man: A Profoundly Moving Memoir of Death Ordinary Life and the Things We Cannot Take with Us
by Sarah Perry
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews611
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It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
by Megan Devine LPC
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,744
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The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss (The Grieving Brain Series)
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,766
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Welcome to the Afterlife: A No-Nonsense Tour for Those in Mourning or the Merely Curious with Denise, Heaven's Receptionist
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews43
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Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning in End of Life Dreams
by Christopher Kerr
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews874
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The Wedding Planner (The Archer Inn Book 5)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,122
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How Will I Ever Get Through This?: Evidence-Based Tools to Help You Heal from Hardship, Grief, and Loss
by Dr. Lucy Hone
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews44
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Secrets in Paradise (The Archer Inn Book 2)
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews797
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A Family Affair (The Archer Inn Book 4)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews880
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When The Stars Align (The Archer Inn Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews692
FAQ
Is Grief & Loss a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 326 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Grief & Loss?
The median best seller has 326 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Grief & Loss best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.49.
Can new books break into Grief & Loss?
12% 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.