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James Gurney: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, James Gurney has 15 books on Amazon, 6 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #8), mostly in Specific Objects, Study & Teaching, Painting.

15Books on Amazon
6Listed in 30 days
4.7Average rating
Median price$21.88
Price range (middle 50%)$16.17 – $25.18
Median reviews360
Total reviews17,490
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • Median price $21.88, 53% above the median of their main category, Specific Objects.

James Gurney's best-ranked books

  1. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) book cover by James Gurney

    Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$16.06
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,564
    • Published2010-11

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  2. Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art) book cover by James Gurney

    Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$19.37
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,147
    • Published2009-10

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  3. Dinotopia, A Land Apart from Time: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions) book cover by James Gurney

    Dinotopia, A Land Apart from Time: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$15.64
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews1,947

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  4. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) book cover by James Gurney

    Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$6.90
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews70

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  5. The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location book cover by James Gurney

    The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location

    by James Gurney

    • Price$16.50
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews287

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  6. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) [Spiral-bou book cover by James Gurney

    Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) [Spiral-bound] James Gurney [Spiral-bound]

    by James Gurney

    • Price$22.16
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,560

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  7. Dinotopia, The World Beneath: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions) book cover by James Gurney

    Dinotopia, The World Beneath: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$25.36
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews700

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  8. Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara (Calla Editions) book cover by James Gurney

    Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara (Calla Editions)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$23.76
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews601

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  9. Dinotopia, First Flight: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions) book cover by James Gurney

    Dinotopia, First Flight: 20th Anniversary Edition (Calla Editions)

    by James Gurney

    • Price$24.66
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews433

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  10. Life Lessons from Dinosaurs book cover by James Gurney

    Life Lessons from Dinosaurs

    by James Gurney

    • Price$9.44
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews76

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FAQ

How many books does James Gurney have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 15 of their books; 6 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does James Gurney publish in?

Their books chart most often in Specific Objects, Study & Teaching, Painting.

How does James Gurney price their books?

The median price is $21.88; half of the books cost $16.17–$25.18.

Has James Gurney 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.