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Cardiothoracic: Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Cardiothoracic, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $63.89, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$63.89Median price
4Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$9.99 – $150
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)10%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Surgery (80), one of the easier corners under it.
  • At $63.89 its median price beats 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Cardiothoracic best sellers

  1. The Cardiac Surgery Playbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Preparing for, and Recov book cover by Daniel T. Engelman

    The Cardiac Surgery Playbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Preparing for, and Recovering After Heart Surgery

    by Daniel T. Engelman

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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  2. Nursing Dosage Calculation Workbook: 24 Categories Of Problems From Basic To Advanced! (Do book cover by Bradley J. Wojcik

    Nursing Dosage Calculation Workbook: 24 Categories Of Problems From Basic To Advanced! (Dosage Calculation Success Series Book 2)

    by Bradley J. Wojcik

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,411

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  3. Suture like a Surgeon: A Doctor’s Guide to Surgical Knots and Suturing Techniques used in  book cover by M. Mastenbjörk M.D.

    Suture like a Surgeon: A Doctor’s Guide to Surgical Knots and Suturing Techniques used in the Departments of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine

    by M. Mastenbjörk M.D.

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,090

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  4. Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques E-Book: A Volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Ser book cover by Frank W. Sellke MD

    Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques E-Book: A Volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Series

    by Frank W. Sellke MD

    • List rank#4
    • Price$179
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews11

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  5. Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology: Current Fundamentals for the Clinical Management  book cover by Olaf H. Stanger

    Surgical Management of Aortic Pathology: Current Fundamentals for the Clinical Management of Aortic Disease (Medicine)

    by Olaf H. Stanger

    • List rank#5
    • Price$190
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews3

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  6. TOP KNIFE: The Art & Craft of Trauma Surgery book cover by Asher Hirshberg

    TOP KNIFE: The Art & Craft of Trauma Surgery

    by Asher Hirshberg

    • List rank#6
    • Price$33.89
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews365

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  7. Cardiac Patient: A Journey Through Stints for LAD, SIck Sinus Syndrome, Pacemaker, CABG, A book cover by Frank Shumard

    Cardiac Patient: A Journey Through Stints for LAD, SIck Sinus Syndrome, Pacemaker, CABG, Afib, Heart Flutter,Ablation, CHF and Cardioversion

    by Frank Shumard

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews5

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  8. Atlas of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery book cover by Rachid F. Idriss

    Atlas of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

    by Rachid F. Idriss

    • List rank#8
    • Price$135
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews10

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  9. The ECMO Book - E-Book book cover by Jeffrey DellaVolpe MD

    The ECMO Book - E-Book

    by Jeffrey DellaVolpe MD

    • List rank#9
    • Price$83.19
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews22

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  10. Prevention Myths: Why Stress Tests Can’t Predict Your Heart Attack and Which Tests Actuall book cover by Ford Brewer

    Prevention Myths: Why Stress Tests Can’t Predict Your Heart Attack and Which Tests Actually Do

    by Ford Brewer

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews105

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FAQ

Is Cardiothoracic a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $63.89.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Cardiothoracic?

The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Cardiothoracic best sellers cost?

The median price is $63.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.99 and $150.

Can new books break into Cardiothoracic?

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.