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Biological Sciences (Science & Math, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biological Sciences (Science & Math, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.30, median 2,068 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).

32Opportunity / 100
$13.30Median price
2,068Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$10.47 – $18.03
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)10%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 92% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,068 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Its median reviews are 43% of the parent category Science & Math (4,833), one of the easier corners under it.

Top 10 Biological Sciences best sellers

  1. SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Class book cover by John 'Lofty' Wiseman

    SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival

    by John 'Lofty' Wiseman

    • List rank#1
    • Price$17.16
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews8,377

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  2. Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body book cover by Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

    Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body

    by Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.

    • List rank#2
    • Price$25.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews593

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  3. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence book cover by Anna Lembke MD

    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    by Anna Lembke MD

    • List rank#3
    • Price$13.69
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews14,015

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  4. Biological War: A Scenario book cover by Annie Jacobsen

    Biological War: A Scenario

    by Annie Jacobsen

    • List rank#4
    • Price$18.89
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,491

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  5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants book cover by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    • List rank#5
    • Price$16.05
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews23,680

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  6. Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality book cover by Venki Ramakrishnan

    Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality

    by Venki Ramakrishnan

    • List rank#6
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,472

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  7. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind book cover by Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

    by Yuval Noah Harari

    • List rank#7
    • Price$25.89
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews134,001

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  8. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art book cover by James Nestor

    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    by James Nestor

    • List rank#8
    • Price$13.69
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews32,330

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  9. The Great Divorce book cover by C. S. Lewis

    The Great Divorce

    by C. S. Lewis

    • List rank#9
    • Price$12.48
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews12,417

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  10. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity book cover by Peter Attia MD

    Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

    by Peter Attia MD

    • List rank#10
    • Price$19.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews21,457

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Subcategories

Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Biological Sciences

FAQ

Is Biological Sciences a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,068 reviews and sells for $13.30.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Biological Sciences?

The median best seller has 2,068 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Biological Sciences best sellers cost?

The median price is $13.30; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.47 and $18.03.

Can new books break into Biological Sciences?

10% 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.