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Philosophers (Professionals & Academics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Philosophers (Professionals & Academics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 140 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Professionals & Academics (1,730), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.82, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Philosophers best sellers
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Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader (The Stoic Classics Collection Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,933
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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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The Confessions of St. Augustine
by St. Augustine
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,085
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Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths About Aging
by Dick Van Dyke
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,227
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Autobiography of a Yogi
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,225
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Complete Works of Blaise Pascal (Grapevine Edition)
by Blaise Pascal
- List rank#6
- Price$0.49
- Rating4.1
- Reviews12
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The Quest for Character: What the Story of Socrates and Alcibiades Teaches Us about Our Search for Good Leaders
by Massimo Pigliucci
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews84
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Adam Smith: Father of Economics
by Jesse Norman
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews198
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Meditations
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,984
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Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by Edward Feser
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews660
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FAQ
Is Philosophers a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 140 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Philosophers?
The median best seller has 140 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Philosophers best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.82.
Can new books break into Philosophers?
3% 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.