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Guides (Job Hunting & Careers, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Guides (Job Hunting & Careers, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.76, median 2,264 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.12 – $16.63 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,264 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Guides best sellers
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They Expect
by Will Guidara
- List rank#1
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,310
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The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Updated and Expanded
- List rank#2
- Price$13.15
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,361
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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,414
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Get to Work: Seeing Your Daily Grind as God's Good Gift
- List rank#4
- Price$17.98
- Reviews-
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
by Bill Burnett
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,980
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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)
by Ray Porter
- List rank#6
- Price$15.24
- Rating4.5
- Reviews29,652
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
- List rank#7
- Price$11.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews40,168
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Multipliers, Revised and Updated: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
by Liz Wiseman
- List rank#8
- Price$17.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,031
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Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
by Keith Ferrazzi
- List rank#9
- Price$12.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,297
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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
by Gary Keller
- List rank#10
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21,902
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Career Guides
FAQ
Is Guides a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,264 reviews and sells for $12.76.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Guides?
The median best seller has 2,264 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Guides best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.76; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.12 and $16.63.
Can new books break into Guides?
6% 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.