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Philosophy (Religious Studies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Philosophy (Religious Studies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.81, median 1,149 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.25 – $15.23 |
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| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,149 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 44% of the parent category Religious Studies (2,602), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Philosophy best sellers
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I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
- List rank#3
- Price$12.84
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,409
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Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating Angels, Demons, Mystical Dreams, Near-Death Encounters, and Other Mysteries of the Unseen World
by Lee Strobel
- List rank#5
- Price$14.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,752
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Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
- List rank#6
- Price$9.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,971
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A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
- List rank#7
- Price$9.52
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,099
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The Divine Conspiracy: A Study of Spiritual Reality in Christian Thought
- List rank#8
- Price$13.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,094
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The Devils of Loudun
- List rank#9
- Price$15.26
- Rating4.4
- Reviews632
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FAQ
Is Philosophy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,149 reviews and sells for $12.81.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Philosophy?
The median best seller has 1,149 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Philosophy best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.81; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.25 and $15.23.
Can new books break into Philosophy?
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.