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Research (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Research (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 118 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.49 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 29, 10 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 41% of the parent category Writing, Research & Publishing Guides (289), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 83% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Research best sellers
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How to Find Out Anything: From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, a Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and Everything
by Don MacLeod
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews548
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The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews574
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The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear
by Ralph Keyes
- List rank#3
- Price$10.44
- Rating4.6
- Reviews222
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The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition
by Wayne C. Booth
- List rank#4
- Price$11.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews278
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
by Kate L. Turabian
- List rank#5
- Price$11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,447
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Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology
by Nancy Jean Vyhmeister
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews215
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On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance, and Clarity
by Peggy Noonan
- List rank#7
- Price$9.45
- Rating4.4
- Reviews305
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The History of American Funeral Directing - 10th edition
by Robert W. Habenstein and William M. Lamers
- List rank#8
- Price$75
- Rating3.5
- Reviews9
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Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Robert M. Emerson
- List rank#9
- Price$20.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews304
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Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All – The Essential Book for All Learners
- List rank#10
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,194
Same niche in Books: Research
FAQ
Is Research a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 118 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Research?
The median best seller has 118 reviews, and 46% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Research best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.49 and $12.99.
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.