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Motivational & Inspirational (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Motivational & Inspirational (Subjects & Themes, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.72, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).

34Opportunity / 100
$7.72Median price
14Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $9.99
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)29%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Subjects & Themes (484), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 14 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Motivational & Inspirational best sellers

  1. Milk and Honey book cover by Rupi Kaur

    Milk and Honey

    by Rupi Kaur

    • List rank#1
    • Price$7.46
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews65,254

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  2. The Sun and Her Flowers book cover by Rupi Kaur

    The Sun and Her Flowers

    by Rupi Kaur

    • List rank#2
    • Price$8.45
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews23,799

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  3. Between Heaven And Earth: Poems about Losing & Finding Yourself book cover by TheFallen Poet

    Between Heaven And Earth: Poems about Losing & Finding Yourself

    by TheFallen Poet

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews596

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  4. I Still Believe in Miracles: Poems to Find Meaning in Difficult Times book cover by Lucas Jones

    I Still Believe in Miracles: Poems to Find Meaning in Difficult Times

    by Lucas Jones

    • List rank#4
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews490

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  5. One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are book cover by Ann Voskamp

    One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

    by Ann Voskamp

    • List rank#5
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews6,148

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  6. i named the moon after you: poems about love, little things, and everything in between book cover by Luke Moon

    i named the moon after you: poems about love, little things, and everything in between

    by Luke Moon

    • List rank#6
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews82

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  7. Poems & Prayers book cover by Matthew McConaughey

    Poems & Prayers

    by Matthew McConaughey

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,222

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  8. The Art of Being Easily Pleased: Words to Unlock a Wonderful Life -- Donna Ashworth's Most book cover by Donna Ashworth

    The Art of Being Easily Pleased: Words to Unlock a Wonderful Life -- Donna Ashworth's Most Personal Book Yet

    by Donna Ashworth

    • List rank#8
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  9. She’s Tired of Being Tired book cover by Vishakha Jain

    She’s Tired of Being Tired

    by Vishakha Jain

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.89
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews75

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  10. The Wonderment book cover by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

    The Wonderment

    by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews7

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FAQ

Is Motivational & Inspirational a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $7.72.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Motivational & Inspirational?

The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 72% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Motivational & Inspirational best sellers cost?

The median price is $7.72; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.

Can new books break into Motivational & Inspirational?

29% 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.