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Animals (Science & Nature, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Animals (Science & Nature, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 84 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).

14Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
84Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $7.99
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)2%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
  • At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $7.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Animals best sellers

  1. Guinness World Records Wild Things book cover by Guinness World Records

    Guinness World Records Wild Things

    by Guinness World Records

    • List rank#1
    • Price-
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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  2. Dinosaurs: and Other Prehistoric Creatures book cover by Matt Sewell

    Dinosaurs: and Other Prehistoric Creatures

    by Matt Sewell

    • List rank#2
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews84

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  3. Navy SEAL Dogs: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat book cover by Mike Ritland

    Navy SEAL Dogs: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat

    by Mike Ritland

    • List rank#3
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews851

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  4. Woolf: A Sweet Children's Animal Story About Fitting In and Making Friends book cover by Alex Latimer

    Woolf: A Sweet Children's Animal Story About Fitting In and Making Friends

    by Alex Latimer

    • List rank#4
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews18

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  5. Top 20 Most Dangerous Animals On The Planet book cover by Speedy Publishing

    Top 20 Most Dangerous Animals On The Planet

    by Speedy Publishing

    • List rank#5
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews450

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  6. Deadliest Animals On The Planet: Deadly Wildlife Animals book cover by Speedy Publishing

    Deadliest Animals On The Planet: Deadly Wildlife Animals

    by Speedy Publishing

    • List rank#6
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews643

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  7. The Shark Handbook: Third Edition: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the book cover by Greg Skomal

    The Shark Handbook: Third Edition: The Essential Guide for Understanding the Sharks of the World (Shark Week Author, Ocean Biology Books, Great White Shark, ... and Nature Books, Gifts for Shark Fans)

    by Greg Skomal

    • List rank#7
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews256

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  8. Snakes: 101 Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures (Featuring The World's Top 10 Snakes) book cover by Janet Evans

    Snakes: 101 Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures (Featuring The World's Top 10 Snakes)

    by Janet Evans

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews252

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  9. Weird Looking Animals On Land and On The Sea: Animal Encyclopedia for Kids - Wildlife (Chi book cover by Baby Professor

    Weird Looking Animals On Land and On The Sea: Animal Encyclopedia for Kids - Wildlife (Children's Animal Books)

    by Baby Professor

    • List rank#9
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews185

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  10. Veterinary Medicine for Teens: Your Complete Guide to Animal Science, Veterinary Careers,  book cover by Gerald Henderson

    Veterinary Medicine for Teens: Your Complete Guide to Animal Science, Veterinary Careers, and Discovering What It Really Takes to Become a Vet

    by Gerald Henderson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews32

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FAQ

Is Animals a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 84 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Animals?

The median best seller has 84 reviews, and 60% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Animals best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $7.99.

Can new books break into Animals?

2% 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.