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Apes & Monkeys (Science & Math › Animals, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Apes & Monkeys (Science & Math › Animals, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.29, median 43 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.27 – $22.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Animals (1,526), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Apes & Monkeys best sellers
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The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife
by Lucy Cooke
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews578
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In The Shadow Of Man: A groundbreaking chronicle of life among Gombe's wild chimpanzees―tool use, family bonds, and the origins of human behavior revealed.
by Jane Goodall
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,047
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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
- List rank#4
- Price$10.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,238
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Fun Animal Facts and Trivia For Kids: Over 1000 Fascinating Animal Facts for Kids 8 and Older | 250 Fun Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids
by Chuku Michael
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews127
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Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
by Dale Peterson
- List rank#6
- Price$13.66
- Rating4.6
- Reviews174
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Through A Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
by Jane Goodall
- List rank#7
- Price$12.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews573
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Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest
- List rank#8
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews441
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Found It! Wild Animals: A Fun Search & Find Adventure with Animals from Around the World for Kids Ages 3 to 6
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Gorillas In The Mist: Dian Fossey's Groundbreaking Field Study of Endangered Mountain Gorillas in Africa
by Dian Fossey
- List rank#10
- Price$10.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews631
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FAQ
Is Apes & Monkeys a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 43 reviews and sells for $15.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Apes & Monkeys?
The median best seller has 43 reviews, and 59% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Apes & Monkeys best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.27 and $22.22.
Can new books break into Apes & Monkeys?
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.