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Disaster Relief (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Disaster Relief (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.29, median 343 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.29 – $19.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 20, 13 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 343 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Disaster Relief best sellers
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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival
- List rank#1
- Price$17.16
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,377
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Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
by David Werner
- List rank#2
- Price$29.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,028
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Ultimate SAS Survival Handbook Deluxe Edition: The Classic Guide to Surviving Anywhere
- List rank#3
- Price$31.48
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes
by Cody Lundin
- List rank#4
- Price$12.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,337
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Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family, 3rd Edition
by Dr. Arthur T Bradley
- List rank#5
- Price$24.93
- Rating4.6
- Reviews697
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When Technology Fails, Revised and Expanded: The Definitive Manual for Preparedness in an Uncertain World
by Matthew Stein
- List rank#6
- Price$28.37
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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When the Grid Goes Down: Disaster Preparations and Survival Gear For Making Your Home Self-Reliant
by Tony Nester
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,023
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Bible: 35 in 1: Your Complete Guide to Surviving Any Crisis with Expert Strategies for Prepping, Gear, First Aid, Food Storage, Water Filtration, Self Defense & More
by Thomas Jaden
- List rank#8
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,594
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- List rank#10
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Disaster Relief
FAQ
Is Disaster Relief a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 343 reviews and sells for $16.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Disaster Relief?
The median best seller has 343 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Disaster Relief best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.29 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Disaster Relief?
6% 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.