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Leadership & Motivation: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Leadership & Motivation, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.91, median 4,896 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.94 – $14.70 |
|---|---|
| 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 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,896 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Management & Leadership (11,881), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.91 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Leadership & Motivation best sellers
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
- List rank#1
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,798
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They Expect
by Will Guidara
- List rank#2
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,310
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#3
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews39,558
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
by Simon Sinek
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,538
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$8.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17,280
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
by Stephen R. Covey
- List rank#8
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews20,592
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Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
by Brené Brown
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews22,540
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Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life
by Jim Murphy
- List rank#10
- Price$13.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,581
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Leadership
FAQ
Is Leadership & Motivation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,896 reviews and sells for $11.91.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Leadership & Motivation?
The median best seller has 4,896 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Leadership & Motivation best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.91; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.94 and $14.70.
Can new books break into Leadership & Motivation?
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.