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Social Scientists & Psychologists (Professionals & Academics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Social Scientists & Psychologists (Professionals & Academics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.95, median 216 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.07 – $18.02 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Professionals & Academics (4,236), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Social Scientists & Psychologists best sellers
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by Carl G. Jung
- List rank#1
- Price$9.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,703
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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- List rank#2
- Price$14.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews51,836
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Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
by Meg Josephson
- List rank#3
- Price$13.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,070
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Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
by Dacher Keltner
- List rank#4
- Price$12.04
- Rating4.3
- Reviews973
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,113
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The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
by Elyn R. Saks
- List rank#6
- Price$11.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,560
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
by Jon Ronson
- List rank#7
- Price$12.32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews12,124
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: Discovering a Happy, Healthy, Wealthy Alcohol-Free Life
by Catherine Gray
- List rank#8
- Price$16.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews10,317
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
- List rank#9
- Price$19
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,577
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The Giant Killer: American Hero, Mercenary, Spy... The Incredible True Story of the Smallest Man to Serve in the U.S. Military - Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty
by David A. Yuzuk
- List rank#10
- Price$14.33
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,148
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FAQ
Is Social Scientists & Psychologists a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 216 reviews and sells for $15.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Social Scientists & Psychologists?
The median best seller has 216 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Social Scientists & Psychologists best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.07 and $18.02.
Can new books break into Social Scientists & Psychologists?
4% 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.