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Disasters (Science, Nature & How It Works, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Disasters (Science, Nature & How It Works, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 241 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.88 – $12.80 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Science, Nature & How It Works (2,587), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.99 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Disasters best sellers
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Who Pooped on Me?
- List rank#1
- Price$13.72
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,830
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Construction Site: Firefight! (Goodnight Construction Site)
- List rank#2
- Price$15.67
- Rating4.9
- Reviews135
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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) (13)
by Georgia Ball
- List rank#3
- Price$10.94
- Rating4.7
- Reviews377
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I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (I Survived #23) (23)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews893
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Weather (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
by Kristin Baird Rattini
- List rank#5
- Price$5.26
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,854
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I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 (I Survived #25) (25)
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews559
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Wombat Waiting: A Middle Grade Novel in Verse about Dogs and Animals, for Kids (Ages 8-12)
- List rank#7
- Price$13.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews133
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I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (I Survived Graphic Novel #6) (6)
- List rank#8
- Price$7.20
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,073
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Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (You Choose: Survival)
by Elizabeth Raum
- List rank#9
- Price$6.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews332
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Volcanoes! (National Geographic Readers)
- List rank#10
- Price$4.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,226
FAQ
Is Disasters a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 241 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Disasters?
The median best seller has 241 reviews, and 40% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Disasters best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.88 and $12.80.
Can new books break into Disasters?
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.