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Venki Ramakrishnan: Amazon KDP author data

Venki Ramakrishnan has 7 books on Amazon, 7 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #1), mostly in Genetics, Evolution, History & Philosophy.

7Books on Amazon
7Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$12.49
Price range (middle 50%)$10.17 – $15.34
Median reviews751
Total reviews6,688
New books (30 days)1
Breakout books (30 days)1

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What stands out

  • 100% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
  • Median price $12.49, 22% below the median of their main category, Genetics.

Venki Ramakrishnan's best-ranked books

  1. Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,472
    • Published2024-03

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  2. Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews751

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  3. Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$9.90
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,472

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  4. Why We Die: The groundbreaking must-read exploration of longevity from Nobel Prize-winning book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Why We Die: The groundbreaking must-read exploration of longevity from Nobel Prize-winning biologist and trusted expert

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price-
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,472

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  5. Por que morremos: o envelhecimento e a busca pela imortalidade (Portuguese Edition) book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Por que morremos: o envelhecimento e a busca pela imortalidade (Portuguese Edition)

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews20
    • Published2026-08

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  6. Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews751

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  7. Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • Price$15.79
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews751

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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.