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Dictionaries & Terminology (Reference, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dictionaries & Terminology (Reference, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $46.47, median 70 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $24.99 – $79.16 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $46.47 its median price beats 95% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $24.99 to $79.16, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Dictionaries & Terminology best sellers
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Newest Edition, Mass-Market Paperback
- List rank#1
- Price$7.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,686
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Medical Terminology: The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms: Workbook
- List rank#2
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,765
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Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding
by Shiland
- List rank#3
- Price$102
- Rating4.7
- Reviews189
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Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
by Donald Venes
- List rank#4
- Price$49.94
- Rating4.8
- Reviews72
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Merriam-Webster’s Spanish-English Medical Dictionary (English and Spanish Edition)
- List rank#5
- Price$10.16
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,066
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The Language of Medicine
by Davi-Ellen Chabner BA MAT
- List rank#6
- Price$91.21
- Rating4.7
- Reviews213
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged - Largest, Most Comprehensive Printed American Dictionary
- List rank#7
- Price$107
- Rating4.5
- Reviews569
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Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
by Peggy C. Leonard MT MEd
- List rank#8
- Price$82.43
- Rating4.5
- Reviews116
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Medical Terminology For Dummies
by Beverley Henderson
- List rank#9
- Price$14.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews41
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Medical Terminology: A Short Course (Surgical Pathology: A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis)
by Davi-Ellen Chabner BA MAT
- List rank#10
- Price$62.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
FAQ
Is Dictionaries & Terminology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 70 reviews and sells for $46.47.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dictionaries & Terminology?
The median best seller has 70 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dictionaries & Terminology best sellers cost?
The median price is $46.47; half of the best sellers are priced between $24.99 and $79.16.
Can new books break into Dictionaries & Terminology?
7% 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.