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Dava Sobel: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Dava Sobel has 25 books on Amazon, 15 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #5), mostly in Star-Gazing, Scientists, Astronomy.

25Books on Amazon
15Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$13.24
Price range (middle 50%)$10.25 – $25.07
Median reviews463
Total reviews49,260
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 60% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.

Dava Sobel's best-ranked books

  1. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of H book cover by Dava Sobel

    Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$10.19
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews8,410

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  2. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of H book cover by Dava Sobel

    Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews8,410

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  3. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of H book cover by Dava Sobel

    Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$9.49
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews8,410
    • Published2010-07

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  4. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love book cover by Dava Sobel

    Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$11.48
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews1,188

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  5. Longitude: A journey through time, astronomy, and horology book cover by Dava Sobel

    Longitude: A journey through time, astronomy, and horology

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price-
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews8,410

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  6. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love book cover by Dava Sobel

    Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$10.44
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews1,188

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  7. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Star book cover by Dava Sobel

    The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews463

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  8. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Star book cover by Dava Sobel

    The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$11.48
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews463

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  9. The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science book cover by Dava Sobel

    The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price-
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews525

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  10. The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Star book cover by Dava Sobel

    The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

    by Dava Sobel

    • Price$17.69
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews463

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FAQ

How many books does Dava Sobel have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 25 of their books; 15 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Dava Sobel publish in?

Their books chart most often in Star-Gazing, Scientists, Astronomy.

How does Dava Sobel price their books?

The median price is $13.24; half of the books cost $10.25–$25.07.

Has Dava Sobel released new books recently?

0 new books in the last 30 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.