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Acoustics & Sound (Physics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Acoustics & Sound (Physics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $31.93, median 60 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $19.95 – $50 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Physics (1,850), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 15 points lower than here.
- At $31.93 its median price beats 90% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Acoustics & Sound best sellers
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The God Notes: How Sound Creates the World
- List rank#1
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.9
- Reviews13
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I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
- List rank#2
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews335
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
- List rank#3
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,085
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The Mixing Engineer's Handbook: 6th Edition
- List rank#4
- Price$41.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews58
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This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music
by Susan Rogers
- List rank#5
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.5
- Reviews412
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The Music Advantage: How Music Helps Your Child Develop, Learn, and Thrive
by Dr. Anita Collins
- List rank#6
- Price$13.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews56
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Understanding Ultrasound Physics
by Sidney K. Edelman
- List rank#7
- Price$119
- Rating4.8
- Reviews840
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The Recording Engineer's Handbook 5th Edition
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews132
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The Mixing Engineer's Answer Book: 50 Essential Questions About Mixing . . . Answered
- List rank#9
- Price$29.95
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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Sound Reinforcement Handbook Second Edition | Comprehensive Audio Engineering Guide for Live Sound and Studio Systems | Professional Acoustics Reference Book for Audio Technicians and Educators
by Gary Davis
- List rank#10
- Price$31.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews622
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Acoustics & Sound
FAQ
Is Acoustics & Sound a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 60 reviews and sells for $31.93.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Acoustics & Sound?
The median best seller has 60 reviews, and 63% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Acoustics & Sound best sellers cost?
The median price is $31.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $19.95 and $50.
Can new books break into Acoustics & Sound?
9% 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.