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Applied (Physics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Applied (Physics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $33.38, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.18 – $72.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Physics (1,850), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $33.38 its median price beats 91% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Applied best sellers
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions ― From the Creator of xkcd
- List rank#1
- Price$14.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18,803
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by David J. Griffiths
- List rank#6
- Price$56.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,872
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World ― A NYT Notable Popular Science Book on Steel, Glass, and Chocolate
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,318
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Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course
by Thomas C. Hayes
- List rank#8
- Price$64.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews65
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Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
- List rank#9
- Price$8.54
- Rating4.5
- Reviews723
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It's a Gas: The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World – The Secret Lives of Twelve Gases That Shaped Human Civilization
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews102
FAQ
Is Applied a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $33.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Applied?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Applied best sellers cost?
The median price is $33.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.18 and $72.91.
Can new books break into Applied?
14% 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.