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Scientology: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Scientology, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $17.29, median 28 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.33 – $22.20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts (1,622), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Scientology best sellers
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Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
by Lloyd Sherr
- List rank#1
- Price$20.23
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,079
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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
by Leah Remini
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews23,550
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A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
by Mike Rinder
- List rank#3
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,833
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Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
by Jenna Miscavige Hill
- List rank#4
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.2
- Reviews11,701
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The Last Temptation of Beck: The Untold Story of a Pop Messiah
by Josephine Riesman
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating3.7
- Reviews18
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
- List rank#6
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,631
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A Little Bit Culty: Navigating Cults, Control and Coercion
by Sarah Edmondson
- List rank#7
- Price$18
- Rating4.8
- Reviews82
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Self Analysis
by L. Ron Hubbard
- List rank#8
- Price$16.49
- Rating4.2
- Reviews250
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Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought: The Theory & Practice of Scientology for Beginners
by Harry Chase
- List rank#9
- Price$9.11
- Rating3.9
- Reviews200
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The Problems of Work: Scientology Applied to the Workaday World
by Harry Chase
- List rank#10
- Price$9.11
- Rating4.2
- Reviews103
FAQ
Is Scientology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 28 reviews and sells for $17.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scientology?
The median best seller has 28 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scientology best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.33 and $22.20.
Can new books break into Scientology?
1% 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.