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Ecology (Earth Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ecology (Earth Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.69, median 644 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.24 – $19.75 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 43% of the parent category Earth Sciences (1,495), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has 644 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Ecology best sellers
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#1
- Price$13.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
by Zoë Schlanger
- List rank#2
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,870
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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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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake
- List rank#4
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,093
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- List rank#5
- Price$8.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,894
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Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Eastern & Central North America, Seventh Ed.: The Classic Birdwatching Guide with Updated Range Maps
- List rank#6
- Price$10.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,199
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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Is a River Alive?
- List rank#8
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews744
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Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life
by Merritt R. Turetsky
- List rank#9
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There
by Aldo Leopold
- List rank#10
- Price$14.73
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,336
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FAQ
Is Ecology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 644 reviews and sells for $14.69.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ecology?
The median best seller has 644 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ecology best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.69; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.24 and $19.75.
Can new books break into Ecology?
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.