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Psychological (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Psychological (Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 16,834 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).

18Opportunity / 100
$8.99Median price
16,834Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $13.99
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)10%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 16,834 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $13.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Psychological best sellers

  1. Whistler: A Novel book cover by Ann Patchett

    Whistler: A Novel

    by Ann Patchett

    • List rank#1
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews51,706

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  2. Little Wonder: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel (Thousand Voices) book cover by Sophie Chen Keller

    Little Wonder: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel (Thousand Voices)

    by Sophie Chen Keller

    • List rank#2
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,111

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  3. Norwegian Wood (Vintage International) book cover by Haruki Murakami

    Norwegian Wood (Vintage International)

    by Haruki Murakami

    • List rank#3
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews23,832

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  4. The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror book cover by William Peter Blatty

    The Exorcist: A Terrifying Classic of American Horror

    by William Peter Blatty

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews15,277

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  5. Sandwich: The Instant New York Times Bestselling Novel book cover by Catherine Newman

    Sandwich: The Instant New York Times Bestselling Novel

    by Catherine Newman

    • List rank#5
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating3.8
    • Reviews43,943

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  6. Nineteen Minutes: A novel book cover by Jodi Picoult

    Nineteen Minutes: A novel

    by Jodi Picoult

    • List rank#6
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews38,770

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  7. The Briar Club: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets book cover by Kate Quinn

    The Briar Club: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets

    by Kate Quinn

    • List rank#7
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews65,601

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  8. Her Silence: A Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Novel book cover by S. T. Ashman

    Her Silence: A Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Novel

    by S. T. Ashman

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews4,565

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  9. Want to Know a Secret? book cover by Freida McFadden

    Want to Know a Secret?

    by Freida McFadden

    • List rank#9
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews117,957

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  10. Exit Party: A Novel book cover by Emily St. John Mandel

    Exit Party: A Novel

    by Emily St. John Mandel

    • List rank#10
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews3,151

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FAQ

Is Psychological a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16,834 reviews and sells for $8.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Psychological?

The median best seller has 16,834 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Psychological best sellers cost?

The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $13.99.

Can new books break into Psychological?

10% 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.