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Basic Science: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Basic Science, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.72, median 1,000 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,000 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.72 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Basic Science best sellers
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Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews593
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The Art of Thinking Clearly: The International Bestseller That Improves Decision Making and Counters Faulty Reasoning with Research-Backed Good Sense
by Rolf Dobelli
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,318
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#3
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews7,620
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
by Mary Roach
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,040
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Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions
by Stephen L. Macknik
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews430
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
by Sam Kean
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,234
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Natural Intelligence & the Logic of Consciousness
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews33
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Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
by James R. Doty MD
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,448
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Basic Sciences
FAQ
Is Basic Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,000 reviews and sells for $10.72.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Basic Science?
The median best seller has 1,000 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Basic Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.72; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Basic Science?
6% 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.