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Self Help (Catholicism, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Self Help (Catholicism, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.38, median 544 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.29 – $17.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Catholicism (1,593), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has 544 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Self Help best sellers
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Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are
by Joby Martin
- List rank#1
- Price$19.17
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,102
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Battlefield of the Mind (30th Anniversary Edition): Winning the Battle in Your Mind
by Joyce Meyer
- List rank#3
- Price$12.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews21,294
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Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy With God in the Busyness of Life
by Joanna Weaver
- List rank#4
- Price$10.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,333
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Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
by Anthony De Mello
- List rank#5
- Price$10.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,904
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Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
by Gregory Boyle
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,431
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The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today ― A Women's Bible Study on Faith
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,651
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The Daily Catholic Missal 2026 - 2027: Complete Mass Readings for Every Day of the Liturgical Year, Printed in Full in Calendar Order: Sunday Year B, ... with the Order of Mass and Catholic Prayers
by Fr. Celestine C. Donovan
- List rank#8
- Price$11.22
- Rating5.0
- Reviews24
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The Catholic Bible Study Companion 73 Books: Genesis to Revelation Made Simple and Easy to Understand, One Clear Page Each, with Hard Questions ... Catholics, OCIA Inquirers, and Catechists
by Luke C. Donnelly
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27
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The C. S. Lewis Signature Classics: An Anthology of 8 C. S. Lewis Titles: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, Miracles, The Great Divorce, The ... The Abolition of Man, and The Four Loves
by C. S. Lewis
- List rank#10
- Price$28.09
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,718
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FAQ
Is Self Help a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 544 reviews and sells for $12.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Self Help?
The median best seller has 544 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Self Help best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.29 and $17.82.
Can new books break into Self Help?
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.