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Motivational (Management & Leadership, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Motivational (Management & Leadership, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14, median 9,350 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.54 – $18 |
|---|---|
| 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 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 9,350 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Motivational best sellers
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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About
by Mel Robbins
- List rank#1
- Price$20.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews49,500
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Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
by Adam Grant
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews58
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews75,152
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Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life―A Revolutionary Approach to Maximizing Life Experiences Over Accumulating Wealth
by Bill Perkins
- List rank#4
- Price$9.54
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,943
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The Laws of Human Nature
- List rank#5
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,011
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery
- List rank#6
- Price$11.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29,374
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The Law of the Sublime
- List rank#7
- Price$24.70
- Reviews-
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series)
- List rank#8
- Price$8.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17,280
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Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion
- List rank#9
- Price$36.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,129
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FAQ
Is Motivational a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,350 reviews and sells for $14.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Motivational?
The median best seller has 9,350 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Motivational best sellers cost?
The median price is $14; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.54 and $18.
Can new books break into Motivational?
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.