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Cultural Botany (Botany, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cultural Botany (Botany, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.62, median 3 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.50 – $27.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 29% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Botany (386), one of the easier corners under it.
- 29% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 3 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Cultural Botany best sellers
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Invitation to Listen: The Poetry of Plain, Air
- List rank#1
- Price$22
- Reviews-
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A History of the World in Twelve Beans
by Joël Broekaert
- List rank#2
- Price$22.85
- Rating2.0
- Reviews1
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When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
by Beronda L. Montgomery
- List rank#3
- Price$24.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews49
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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
by Amy Stewart
- List rank#4
- Price$13.71
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,559
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Medicinal Plants: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Widespread Species (Outdoor Skills and Preparedness)
by James Kavanagh Waterford Press
- List rank#5
- Price$8.34
- Rating4.7
- Reviews842
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Foraging for Wild Edible Foods: A Folding Pocket Guide to Sustainable Practices & Harvesting Techniques (Outdoor Skills and Preparedness)
by James Kavanagh Waterford Press
- List rank#6
- Price$8.26
- Rating4.6
- Reviews320
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Beyond Botanical: A Guide to Drawing Plants in Nature
by Daniel the Gardener
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews20
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The Cherokee Herbal: Native Plant Medicine from the Four Directions
by J. T. Garrett
- List rank#8
- Price$10.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews455
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Witch's Orchard: The magic and folklore of fruit, nuts and nature's sweet harvest
by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
- List rank#9
- Price$18.93
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science
by Enrique Salmon
- List rank#10
- Price$19.39
- Rating4.8
- Reviews467
FAQ
Is Cultural Botany a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3 reviews and sells for $19.62.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cultural Botany?
The median best seller has 3 reviews, and 92% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cultural Botany best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.50 and $27.98.
Can new books break into Cultural Botany?
29% 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.