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Publishing & Books (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Publishing & Books (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.10, median 879 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.00 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Writing, Research & Publishing Guides (2,573), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 879 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Publishing & Books best sellers
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- List rank#2
- Price$10.81
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,641
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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#4
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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ASVAB Study Guide & Test Prep [2 in 1]: The Ultimate All-in-One Study System to Master Every ASVAB Section and Ace the AFQT with Exam-Ready Practice Tests and Step-by-Step Explanations
- List rank#6
- Price$35.62
- Rating4.6
- Reviews569
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Gifted and Talented COGAT Test Prep Grade 2: Gifted Test Prep Book for the COGAT Level 8; Workbook for Children in Grade 2
by Gateway Gifted Resources
- List rank#7
- Price$16.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,113
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Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, Updated Edition
by George J. Thompson
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,661
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)
- List rank#9
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,540
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Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems
by Mary Oliver
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews550
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Publishing & Books
FAQ
Is Publishing & Books a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 879 reviews and sells for $15.10.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Publishing & Books?
The median best seller has 879 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Publishing & Books best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.10; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.00 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Publishing & Books?
7% 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.