KDP categories · Top KDP authors
Botany (Biological Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Botany (Biological Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.19, median 386 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.11 – $23.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Biological Sciences (2,068), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 386 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Botany best sellers
-
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#1
- Price$16.05
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
-
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
- List rank#2
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,555
-
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
by Zoë Schlanger
- List rank#3
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,870
-
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$13.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
-
Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach (Regional Foraging Series)
by Lisa M. Rose
- List rank#5
- Price$16.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,743
-
Sam Thayer's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: of Eastern and Central North America
by Samuel Thayer
- List rank#6
- Price$28.05
- Rating4.9
- Reviews788
-
Invitation to Listen: The Poetry of Plain, Air
- List rank#7
- Price$22
- Reviews-
-
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
by Suzanne Simard
- List rank#8
- Price$9.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,544
-
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
- List rank#9
- Price$14.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,478
-
Edible Wild Plants: Eastern/Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) - COVER MAY VARY
by Lee Allen Peterson
- List rank#10
- Price$21.92
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,576
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Botany
FAQ
Is Botany a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 386 reviews and sells for $19.19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Botany?
The median best seller has 386 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Botany best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.19; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.11 and $23.49.
Can new books break into Botany?
11% 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.