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Research (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Research (Counseling & Psychology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.37, median 72 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $42.69 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Counseling & Psychology (5,920), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $14.37 its median price beats 98% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Research best sellers
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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients – A Classic Psychotherapy Text on Mental Health
by Irvin Yalom
- List rank#1
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,591
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Psychology of the Unconscious
- List rank#2
- Price$0.52
- Rating4.2
- Reviews83
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The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,571
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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
- List rank#4
- Price$62.40
- Rating4.5
- Reviews492
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Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States (Queer Ideas/Queer Action Book 5)
by Joey Mogul
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews130
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The Complete Works: Studies, Theories & Essays
by Sigmund Freud
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Reviews-
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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches
- List rank#7
- Price$62.40
- Rating4.8
- Reviews125
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Love's Executioner: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
- List rank#8
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,487
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Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide
by Virginia Braun
- List rank#9
- Price$44.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews588
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The Complete Works of Carl Jung. Vol.1. Illustrated: Psychological Types, The Theory of Psychoanalysis, The Association Method, Psychology of the Unconscious and others
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is Research a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 72 reviews and sells for $14.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Research?
The median best seller has 72 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Research best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $42.69.
Can new books break into Research?
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.