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Energy (Physics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Energy (Physics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 13 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).

23Opportunity / 100
$6.99Median price
13Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$3.99 – $11.74
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)12%
Books on the list99
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Physics (682), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 13 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.74, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Energy best sellers

  1. Scientific American September 2026 book cover by Scientific American

    Scientific American September 2026

    by Scientific American

    • List rank#1
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews13

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  2. Scientific American October 2026 book cover by Scientific American

    Scientific American October 2026

    by Scientific American

    • List rank#2
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews7

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  3. Scientific American June 2026 book cover by Scientific American

    Scientific American June 2026

    by Scientific American

    • List rank#3
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews42

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  4. The God Notes: How Sound Creates the World book cover by Lynne McTaggart

    The God Notes: How Sound Creates the World

    by Lynne McTaggart

    • List rank#4
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews13

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  5. Scientific American November 2026 book cover by Scientific American

    Scientific American November 2026

    by Scientific American

    • List rank#5
    • Price$6.99
    • Reviews-

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  6. The DIY Off Grid Solar Power Bible: [10 in 1] The Most Complete and Updated Guide to Desig book cover by Jackson Mitchell

    The DIY Off Grid Solar Power Bible: [10 in 1] The Most Complete and Updated Guide to Design, Install, and Maintain Solar Energy Systems for Tiny Homes, Cabins, Rvs, and Boats

    by Jackson Mitchell

    • List rank#6
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews615

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  7. Energy and Civilization: A History book cover by Vaclav Smil

    Energy and Civilization: A History

    by Vaclav Smil

    • List rank#7
    • Price$17.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,232

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  8. The Universal One book cover by Walter Russell

    The Universal One

    by Walter Russell

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews812

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  9. We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Fu book cover by Sally Adee

    We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds

    by Sally Adee

    • List rank#9
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews242

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  10. Scientific American May 2026 book cover by Scientific American

    Scientific American May 2026

    by Scientific American

    • List rank#10
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.0
    • Reviews1

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FAQ

Is Energy a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13 reviews and sells for $6.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Energy?

The median best seller has 13 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Energy best sellers cost?

The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.74.

Can new books break into Energy?

12% 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.