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Philosophy & Social Aspects (Education Theory, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Philosophy & Social Aspects (Education Theory, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.96, median 688 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.90 – $19.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 688 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Philosophy & Social Aspects best sellers
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The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
by Leonard Sax
- List rank#1
- Price$12.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,288
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
by Peter C. Brown
- List rank#2
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,834
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Homeschooled: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir – A Top 10 Amazon Book of the Month Coming of Age Story About Homeschooling
by Stefan Merrill Block
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,843
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 50th Anniversary Edition
by Paulo Freire
- List rank#4
- Price$24.12
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,523
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The Freedom Writers Diary (20th Anniversary Edition): How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
by The Freedom Writers
- List rank#5
- Price$8.55
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,299
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Dark Academia: How Universities Die
by Peter Fleming
- List rank#6
- Price$21.82
- Rating4.3
- Reviews112
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Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
- List rank#7
- Price$11.56
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,159
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Harvest in Translation)
by bell hooks
- List rank#9
- Price$17.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,238
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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
- List rank#10
- Price$12.57
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,074
FAQ
Is Philosophy & Social Aspects a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 688 reviews and sells for $12.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Philosophy & Social Aspects?
The median best seller has 688 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Philosophy & Social Aspects best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.90 and $19.19.
Can new books break into Philosophy & Social Aspects?
5% 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.