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Higher & Continuing Education (Education & Teaching, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Higher & Continuing Education (Education & Teaching, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.63, median 309 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 49/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.56 – $29.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Education & Teaching (3,449), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 34, 15 points lower than here.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Higher & Continuing Education best sellers
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The Lost Skills of Independence: Be Ready for Anything Life Throws at You - Hardcover-Spiral
by Claude Davis
- List rank#1
- Price$39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews567
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The Official ACT Prep Guide 2026-2027: Book + Online
by ACT
- List rank#2
- Price$34.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews174
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2026/2027 ASVAB For Dummies: Book + 7 Practice Tests, Flashcards, and Videos Online
- List rank#3
- Price$24.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews309
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America, Compromised
by Lawrence Lessig
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews37
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ATI TEAS Secrets Study Guide: TEAS 7 Prep Book, Six Full-Length Practice Tests (1,000+ Questions), Step-by-Step Video Tutorials: [Updated for the 7th Edition]
- List rank#5
- Price$26.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,989
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The Official SAT Study Guide, Second Edition
by The College Board
- List rank#6
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews491
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How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University
by Theo Baker
- List rank#7
- Price$22.38
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,072
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Princeton Review SAT Premium Prep, 2027: 6 Full-Length Practice Tests (3 in Book + 3 Adaptive Tests Online) + Online Flashcards + Review & Tools (2027) (College Test Preparation)
- List rank#8
- Price$20.66
- Rating4.6
- Reviews84
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25C
by Federal Aviation Administration
- List rank#9
- Price$10.82
- Rating4.8
- Reviews700
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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
by Greg Lukianoff
- List rank#10
- Price$11.02
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,130
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Higher & Continuing Education
FAQ
Is Higher & Continuing Education a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 49/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 309 reviews and sells for $23.63.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Higher & Continuing Education?
The median best seller has 309 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Higher & Continuing Education best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.56 and $29.91.
Can new books break into Higher & Continuing Education?
16% 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.