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Writing Skills (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Writing Skills (Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 257 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 257 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Writing Skills best sellers
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Superdraft: The Art and Science of Better, Faster Writing
by Thomas Dean Donnelly
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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Writing Fiction For Dummies
by Peter Economy
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,243
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Stop Writing!: Master Story Development Before You Write a Word
by David Cornue
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews36
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Understanding Point of View: (And Why It's So Important)
by Janice Hardy
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Reviews-
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Save the Cat!® Writes Horror: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories
by Jamie Nash
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews224
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,459
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Write, Edit, Publish: What Every Writer Needs to Know but Only an Editor Will Tell You
by Michael J. Totten
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews127
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,884
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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing Book 1)
by Randy Ingermanson
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,541
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Building Worlds That Work: An Author’s Guide to Creating the World Your Story Needs (Step by Step Worldbuilding Book 16)
by A Trevena
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Writing Skills a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 257 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Writing Skills?
The median best seller has 257 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Writing Skills best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Writing Skills?
12% 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.