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Skills (Business & Money, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Skills (Business & Money, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.90, median 6,626 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.84 – $16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,626 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.90 its median price is below 83% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Skills best sellers
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
by Chris Voss
- List rank#1
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews51,950
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
- List rank#2
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48,832
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
- List rank#3
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,555
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Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count
- List rank#4
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews69
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Crucial Conversations (Third Edition): Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,211
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Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life―A Revolutionary Approach to Maximizing Life Experiences Over Accumulating Wealth
by Bill Perkins
- List rank#6
- Price$9.54
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,943
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
- List rank#7
- Price$11.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,798
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The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,508
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The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life
- List rank#9
- Price$17.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,103
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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,229
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Skills
FAQ
Is Skills a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,626 reviews and sells for $11.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Skills?
The median best seller has 6,626 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Skills best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.84 and $16.
Can new books break into Skills?
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.