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Publishing & Books (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Publishing & Books (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $2.99, median 170 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $0.99 – $8.12 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $2.99 its median price is below 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $0.99 to $8.12, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Publishing & Books best sellers
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Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story
by John Yorke
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews498
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Superdraft: The Art and Science of Better, Faster Writing
by Thomas Dean Donnelly
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Writing Fiction For Dummies
by Peter Economy
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,243
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JOHN GRISHAM COMPLETE SERIES READING ORDER: Jake Brigance (A Time to Kill), Theodore Boone, all stand-alone novels, all short stories, and more!
by Reader's Friend
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews493
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,641
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Jack Reacher: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles)
by Lee Child
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews2,549
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Themes and Variations: An Essay
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,709
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Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies
by Rick Dakan
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews85
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Creative Writing For Dummies
by Maggie Hamand
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Publishing & Books a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 170 reviews and sells for $2.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Publishing & Books?
The median best seller has 170 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Publishing & Books best sellers cost?
The median price is $2.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $0.99 and $8.12.
Can new books break into Publishing & Books?
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.