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Psychology & Counseling: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Psychology & Counseling, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.67, median 10,848 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $15.28 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 10,848 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $11.67 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Psychology & Counseling best sellers
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
- List rank#1
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews150,379
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Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
by Adam Grant
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews58
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- List rank#3
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews85,515
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Man's Search for Meaning
- List rank#4
- Price$12.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,090
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
- List rank#5
- Price$10.21
- Rating4.8
- Reviews28,580
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews75,152
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The 48 Laws of Power
- List rank#7
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
- List rank#8
- Price$9.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews45,402
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The Laws of Human Nature
- List rank#9
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19,011
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
- List rank#10
- Price$7.05
- Rating4.7
- Reviews122,093
Subcategories
- Trauma Psychology37
- Testing & Measurement34
- Psychopharmacology34
- Forensic Psychology33
- Counseling32
- Occupational & Organizational31
- Adolescent Psychology31
- Experimental Psychology30
- Mental Illness30
- Physiological Aspects30
- Child Psychology29
- Social Psychology & Interactions29
- Pathologies28
- Evolutionary Psychology27
- Medicine & Psychology27
- Psychotherapy, TA & NLP27
- Ethics26
- Creativity & Genius26
- Developmental Psychology26
- History26
- Research25
- Neuropsychology25
- Applied Psychology24
- Psychoanalysis23
- Personality23
- Reference21
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Counseling & Psychology
FAQ
Is Psychology & Counseling a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10,848 reviews and sells for $11.67.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Psychology & Counseling?
The median best seller has 10,848 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Psychology & Counseling best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.67; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $15.28.
Can new books break into Psychology & Counseling?
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.