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Motivational & Inspirational (Themes & Styles, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Motivational & Inspirational (Themes & Styles, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.99, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $16.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 34% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Themes & Styles (995), one of the easier corners under it.
- 34% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Motivational & Inspirational best sellers
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Between Heaven And Earth: Poems about Losing & Finding Yourself
by TheFallen Poet
- List rank#1
- Price$17
- Rating4.7
- Reviews596
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Begin Again
by Alex Aubrey
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews22
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if you ever read this: love poems
by Faraway
- List rank#3
- Price$13.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Getting Over You
by Leslie B
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,779
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This Is Girlhood
by Jennae Cecelia
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews165
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Remembering Me: a poetry collection
by Emily Orta
- List rank#7
- Price$17.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews8
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The Overthinking Book: A Journal to Quiet Your Mind and Find Peace
by Aurona Miral
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews87
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Sunflowers for the Rainy Days
by Sunny Lee
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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The Rebirth Of You
by Selena Miller
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews21
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FAQ
Is Motivational & Inspirational a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $14.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Motivational & Inspirational?
The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Motivational & Inspirational best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $16.99.
Can new books break into Motivational & Inspirational?
34% 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.