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Earth Sciences (Science & Math, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Earth Sciences (Science & Math, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.38, median 578 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.21 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 578 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.21, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Earth Sciences best sellers
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A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth
by Peter Ward
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews349
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Maps, Annotated: The World's 300 Greatest Maps Explained
by DK
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth
by Curt Stager
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews81
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Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
by Brian Cox
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,581
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The New Prepper's Survival Bible: The Definitive Long-Term Survival Guide to Be Prepared for Every Scenario. With Life-Saving Techniques, Home-Defense Strategies, Stockpiling, Canning & More
by Joseph D. Connelly
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews192
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
- List rank#6
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews656
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Salt: A World History
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,651
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Earth Sciences a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 578 reviews and sells for $7.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Earth Sciences?
The median best seller has 578 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Earth Sciences best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.21.
Can new books break into Earth Sciences?
10% 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.