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Professional Development: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Professional Development, updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $13.09, median 133 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.99 – $20.29 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Teacher Resources (908), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $13.09 its median price beats 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Professional Development best sellers
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
- List rank#1
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,620
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Master Your Emotions: A Practical Guide to Overcome Negativity and Better Manage Your Feelings (Mastery Series)
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,350
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To Know as We Are Known: Education As a Spiritual Journey
by Parker J. Palmer
- List rank#3
- Price$8.07
- Rating4.6
- Reviews215
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Seeing People: What Every Parent, Teacher, Therapist, Manager, and Person Needs to See About Everyone as Taught by an Autistic ADHD Teacher
by Jeff Brown
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews79
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100 Tiny Ideas for Success: Small Changes That Create Lasting Success (The Success Blueprint Series)
by Pradip Das
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11
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Building Applications Websites Practical with Django Framework: Build and Deploy Professional Websites Apps with Python
by Jeff Lunde
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Build Projects with Python for Beginners: Publish an Open-Source Python Package
by Jeff Lunde
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews10
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The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life ? Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process
by Thomas M. Sterner
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,393
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Python Practical for deverlopers: The Road To Becoming A Professional Python Developer
by Jeff Lunde
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews11
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Learning Library Projects in Python: Create Projects with NumPy, PyScript, Pandas, Beautiful Soup and more
by Jeff Lunde
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14
FAQ
Is Professional Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 133 reviews and sells for $13.09.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Professional Development?
The median best seller has 133 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Professional Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.09; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $20.29.
Can new books break into Professional Development?
11% 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.