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Anesthesiology (Surgery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Anesthesiology (Surgery, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $89.53, median 24 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $49 – $160 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $89.53 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Surgery (102), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 70% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 24 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Anesthesiology best sellers
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Medical Terminology: The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms: Second Edition
by David Andersson
- List rank#1
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,045
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Marino's The ICU Book: Print + eBook with Updates
by Paul Marino
- List rank#2
- Price$112
- Rating4.1
- Reviews105
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Inside the Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant Profession
- List rank#3
- Price$23.74
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Anesthesia Made Easy: The Survival Guide to Make Your First Anesthesia Rotation a Success
by Jeff Steiner , DO
- List rank#4
- Price$21.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews433
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Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting's Clinical Anesthesia: Print + eBook with Multimedia
by Bruce F. Cullen MD
- List rank#5
- Price$247
- Rating4.4
- Reviews56
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Miller’s Basics of Anesthesia
by Manuel Pardo MD
- List rank#6
- Price$90.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews86
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Marino's The Little ICU Book
by Samuel M. Galvagno Jr. DO PhD FCCM
- List rank#7
- Price$74.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13
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Nurse Anesthesia
by Sass Elisha EdD CRNA FAANA FAAN
- List rank#8
- Price$118
- Rating4.7
- Reviews93
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Pocket ICU
by Gyorgy Frendl MD PhD
- List rank#9
- Price$81.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews49
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Pocket Anesthesia
by RICHARD D. URMAN MD MBA
- List rank#10
- Price$73.52
- Rating4.4
- Reviews40
FAQ
Is Anesthesiology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 24 reviews and sells for $89.53.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Anesthesiology?
The median best seller has 24 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Anesthesiology best sellers cost?
The median price is $89.53; half of the best sellers are priced between $49 and $160.
Can new books break into Anesthesiology?
11% 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.