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Individual Philosophers (Philosophy, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Individual Philosophers (Philosophy, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $1.99, median 58 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $8.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Philosophy (1,665), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $1.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $0.99 to $8.34, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Individual Philosophers best sellers
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The Prince
by Nicolo Machiavelli
- List rank#1
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,333
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Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision
by Pierre Hadot
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews85
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Beyond Good And Evil
by Friedrick Nietzche
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,635
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There Is No Other: The Way to Harmony and Wholeness – The Final Teachings from Beloved Spiritual Leader Ram Dass on Unity and Love
by Ram Dass
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews50
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Meditations
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,997
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Analects by Confucius: Timeless Wisdom on Ethics, Family, and Harmony with Traditional Commentaries (Grapevine Edition)
by Confucius
- List rank#6
- Price$0.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,419
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On Tyranny: Including the Strauss-Kojève Correspondence
by Leo Strauss
- List rank#7
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews60
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The Complete Works of David Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, A Treatise of Human Nature, The History of England, The Natural History of Religion, Essays, Personal Correspondence
by David Hume
- List rank#8
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.3
- Reviews27
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Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Grapevine Edition)
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- List rank#9
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.0
- Reviews24
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Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought (Adams 101 Series)
by Paul Kleinman
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,577
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FAQ
Is Individual Philosophers a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 58 reviews and sells for $1.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Individual Philosophers?
The median best seller has 58 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Individual Philosophers best sellers cost?
The median price is $1.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $8.34.
Can new books break into Individual Philosophers?
7% 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.