Philosophy — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Politics & Social Sciences best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 2.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
2.5
Median reviews
3,498.5
Weak share (top 20)
5%
Median price
$2.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Philosophy is heavily defended: incumbents are deep-reviewed and the top 20 rarely cracks. New releases can still chart with ads or a launch push, but expect to climb over established authors rather than around them. Ease-of-entry score 2.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on AmazonNo breakout books in this category.
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
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| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| new york times | 3 | 88 |
| calm the mind | 2 | 52 |
| includes reflections for beginners | 2 | 52 |
| new york times bestseller | 2 | 46 |
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21 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 87.0 | 2 |
| █████ | 79.5 | 1 |
| █████ | 55.5 | 90.5 |
| █████ | 55.5 | 112.5 |
| █████ | 54.0 | 76 |
| █████ | 53.0 | 785.5 |
| █████ | 50.5 | 150 |
| █████ | 49.0 | 143.5 |
| █████ | 49.0 | 909.5 |
| █████ | 48.0 | 127.5 |
| █████ | 44.5 | 575.5 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 47 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 257.5 |
| █████ | 41.0 | 411.5 |
| █████ | 16.0 | 374 |
| █████ | 14.5 | 1032 |
| █████ | 13.0 | 120.5 |
| █████ | 10.0 | 1396 |
| █████ | 10.0 | 1398.5 |
| █████ | 5.0 | 657 |
| █████ | 0.0 | 605 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.