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Acupuncture (Alternative Medicine, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Acupuncture (Alternative Medicine, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $68, median 28 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $43.09 – $96.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $68 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Alternative Medicine (70), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Acupuncture best sellers
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Facial Anatomy: Layer by Layer
by Sebastian Cotofana
- List rank#1
- Price$178
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13
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Muscles and Meridians: The Manipulation of Shape
by Phillip Beach
- List rank#2
- Price$52.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews53
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AcciDental Blow Up in Medicine: Battle Plan for Your Life (Medical Acupuncture)
by Simon Yu
- List rank#3
- Price$22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews119
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Travell, Simons & Donnelly's Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual
by Joseph M. Donnelly PT DHS OCS
- List rank#4
- Price$175
- Rating3.6
- Reviews4
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Advanced Acupuncture, A Clinic Manual: Protocols for the Complement Channels of the Complete Acupuncture System: the Sinew, Luo, Divergent and Eight ... (Classical Wellness Press Acupuncture)
by Ann Cecil-Sterman
- List rank#5
- Price$185
- Rating4.8
- Reviews47
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Thai Massage with Neuromuscular Techniques
by Slava Kolpakov
- List rank#6
- Price$35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15
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A Manual of Acupuncture
by Peter Deadman
- List rank#7
- Price$112
- Rating4.6
- Reviews94
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Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis (2nd Edition)
by Dominique Hertzer
- List rank#8
- Price$85
- Rating4.9
- Reviews67
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The Complete Guide To Chinese Medicine Bloodletting
by Dean Mouscher
- List rank#9
- Price$44.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews129
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The Spirit of the Blood
by Randine Lewis
- List rank#10
- Price$45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29
FAQ
Is Acupuncture a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 28 reviews and sells for $68.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Acupuncture?
The median best seller has 28 reviews, and 90% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Acupuncture best sellers cost?
The median price is $68; half of the best sellers are priced between $43.09 and $96.98.
Can new books break into Acupuncture?
3% 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.