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Critical & Intensive care (Nursing, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Critical & Intensive care (Nursing, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $39.84, median 46 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $28.99 – $59.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Nursing (358), one of the easier corners under it.
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $39.84 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Critical & Intensive care best sellers
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EKG | ECG Interpretation Made Easy: An Illustrated Study Guide For Students To Easily Learn How To Read & Interpret ECG Strips
by NEDU
- List rank#1
- Price$10.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,661
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Adult CCRN Exam Premium: Study Guide for the Latest Exam Blueprint, Includes 3 Practice Tests, Comprehensive Review, and Online Study Prep (Barron's Test Prep)
- List rank#2
- Price$39.36
- Rating4.8
- Reviews894
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EMERGENCY NURSING Breaking Down the Basics
by Emergency Chaos
- List rank#3
- Price$30.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews76
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The Vasopressor & Inotrope Handbook: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals
by Eddy J. Gutierrez MD
- List rank#4
- Price$29.31
- Rating4.8
- Reviews250
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Adult CCRN Exam Premium, Fourth Edition: Study Guide for the Latest Exam Blueprint, Includes 3 Practice Tests, Comprehensive Review, and Online Study Prep (Barron's Test Prep)
- List rank#5
- Price$39.26
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Marino's The ICU Book: Print + eBook with Updates
by Paul Marino
- List rank#6
- Price$112
- Rating4.1
- Reviews105
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The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
by Theresa Brown
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,572
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Critical: Emergency Medical Stories
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Complete ICU Full Color Manual for Critical Care RNs
by Nora J. Mosley
- List rank#9
- Price$66.62
- Rating4.8
- Reviews276
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Adult CCRN Exam Flashcards, Third Edition: Up-to-Date Review and Practice + Sorting Ring for Custom Study (Barron's Test Prep)
- List rank#10
- Price$37.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews174
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FAQ
Is Critical & Intensive care a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 46 reviews and sells for $39.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Critical & Intensive care?
The median best seller has 46 reviews, and 62% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Critical & Intensive care best sellers cost?
The median price is $39.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $28.99 and $59.99.
Can new books break into Critical & Intensive care?
25% 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.