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Botany (Biology & Life Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Botany (Biology & Life Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $73.72, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $46.70 – $114 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Biology & Life Sciences (248), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $73.72 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Botany best sellers
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American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook
by Zoe Gardner
- List rank#1
- Price$118
- Rating4.4
- Reviews112
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Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals, Volume 5:Immunology, Orthopedics, and Otolaryngology, including Allergies, the Immune System, the ... System, and the Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, and Throat
by Jill Stansbury
- List rank#2
- Price$44.55
- Rating4.9
- Reviews161
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Plant Systematics
by Michael G. Simpson
- List rank#3
- Price$69.82
- Rating4.7
- Reviews104
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Raven Biology of Plants
by Ray Evert
- List rank#4
- Price$321
- Rating4.5
- Reviews374
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CLEP® Natural Sciences Book + Online (CLEP Test Preparation)
by Laurie Ann Callihan Ph.D.
- List rank#5
- Price$34.22
- Rating4.2
- Reviews72
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The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics)
by J. P. Mallory
- List rank#6
- Price$69.68
- Rating4.2
- Reviews78
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A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of North west South America : (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) : With Supplementary Notes)
by Alwyn H. Gentry
- List rank#7
- Price$77
- Rating4.8
- Reviews37
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants
by Bob B. Buchanan
- List rank#8
- Price$101
- Rating4.7
- Reviews83
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The Composting Handbook: A how-to and why manual for farm, municipal, institutional and commercial composters
by Robert Rynk
- List rank#9
- Price$125
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Hydroponic Food Production: A Definitive Guidebook for the Advanced Home Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower, Seventh Edition
by Howard M. Resh
- List rank#10
- Price$90.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews124
FAQ
Is Botany a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $73.72.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Botany?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 87% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Botany best sellers cost?
The median price is $73.72; half of the best sellers are priced between $46.70 and $114.
Can new books break into Botany?
1% 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.