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Animals (Biological Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Animals (Biological Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.49, median 592 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 592 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Animals best sellers
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Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller
by Miriam Horn
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34
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A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth
by Peter Ward
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews349
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Planet of the Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors
by Susanne Foitzik
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews343
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,106
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Honey: Recipes From a Beekeeper's Kitchen
by Amy Newsome
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews61
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
- List rank#7
- Price$0.29
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,375
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (Scribner Classics)
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,050
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Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
by Riley Black
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour, Second Edition: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops (Second)
by Keiron Pim
- List rank#10
- Price$17.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews683
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Animals
FAQ
Is Animals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 592 reviews and sells for $9.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Animals?
The median best seller has 592 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Animals best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Animals?
4% 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.