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Environmental Science (Earth Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Environmental Science (Earth Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.40, median 880 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.98 – $20.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 880 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Environmental Science best sellers
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End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
by Naomi Klein
- List rank#1
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews289
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#2
- Price$16.05
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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Thinking in Systems: International Bestseller
- List rank#3
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,547
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
- List rank#4
- Price$11.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,174
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Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth
by Curt Stager
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews81
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$13.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World
by Sarah Wilson
- List rank#7
- Price$32
- Rating4.4
- Reviews155
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Memoir of Nature, Observation, and the Seasons in Virginia
- List rank#8
- Price$10.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,530
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
by Suzanne Simard
- List rank#9
- Price$9.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,544
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Silent Spring
- List rank#10
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,029
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Environmental Science
FAQ
Is Environmental Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 880 reviews and sells for $12.40.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Environmental Science?
The median best seller has 880 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Environmental Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.40; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.98 and $20.37.
Can new books break into Environmental Science?
11% 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.