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Self-Help (Catholicism, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Self-Help (Catholicism, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.24, median 110 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).

29Opportunity / 100
$9.24Median price
110Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.99 – $10.99
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)19%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Catholicism (496), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 85% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Self-Help best sellers

  1. Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion book cover by Gregory Boyle

    Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

    by Gregory Boyle

    • List rank#1
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews6,431

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  2. Awareness: Conversations with the Masters book cover by Anthony de Mello, SJ

    Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

    by Anthony de Mello, SJ

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews5,904

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  3. The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today — A Women book cover by Shannon Bream

    The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today — A Women's Bible Study on Faith

    by Shannon Bream

    • List rank#3
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews15,651

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  4. Revelations of Catalina on the Holy Mass: The story of an encounter between the Virgin Mar book cover by Catalina Rivas

    Revelations of Catalina on the Holy Mass: The story of an encounter between the Virgin Mary and the Bolivian Mystic

    by Catalina Rivas

    • List rank#4
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews262

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  5. The Daily Catholic Missal 2026 - 2027: Complete Mass Readings for Every Day of the Liturgi book cover by Fr. Celestine C. Donovan

    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, Weekday Cycle I, Advent 2026 to 2027

    by Fr. Celestine C. Donovan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews24

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  6. Catholic Bible Explained for Beginners: Simple Summaries, Key Verses, Study Questions, and book cover by Everett J. Chandler

    Catholic Bible Explained for Beginners: Simple Summaries, Key Verses, Study Questions, and Prayers for All 73 Books (Catholic Faith Made Simple)

    by Everett J. Chandler

    • List rank#6
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews14

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  7. CATHOLIC BIBLE COMPANION 73 PAGES: Understand All 73 Books of the Catholic Bible with Clea book cover by Thomas O’Callaghan

    CATHOLIC BIBLE COMPANION 73 PAGES: Understand All 73 Books of the Catholic Bible with Clear Overviews, Themes, Symbols, Salvation History, the Mass, and Catholic Faith

    by Thomas O’Callaghan

    • List rank#7
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews12

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  8. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming book cover by Henri J. M. Nouwen

    The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

    by Henri J. M. Nouwen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews4,242

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  9. Catholic Bible Study Workbook for Beginners: A 52-Week Easy to Follow Journey to Faith, Pr book cover by Everett J. Chandler

    Catholic Bible Study Workbook for Beginners: A 52-Week Easy to Follow Journey to Faith, Prayer, Discipleship, and Daily Christian Living (Catholic Faith Made Simple)

    by Everett J. Chandler

    • List rank#9
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews5

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  10. The Catholic Bible Study Companion 73 Books: Genesis to Revelation Made Simple and Easy to book cover by Luke C. Donnelly

    The Catholic Bible Study Companion 73 Books: Genesis to Revelation Made Simple and Easy to Understand, One Clear Page Each, with Hard Questions Answered & Catechism References for Beginners

    by Luke C. Donnelly

    • List rank#10
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews27

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FAQ

Is Self-Help a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 110 reviews and sells for $9.24.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Self-Help?

The median best seller has 110 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Self-Help best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.24; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $10.99.

Can new books break into Self-Help?

19% 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.