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Evolution (Science & Math, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Evolution (Science & Math, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.04, median 1,914 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $16.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,914 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Science & Math (4,833), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $12.04 its median price is below 81% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Evolution best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- List rank#1
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,472
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- List rank#3
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,996
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,966
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
- List rank#5
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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Jurassic Park: A Novel
- List rank#6
- Price$7.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews35,257
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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#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews349
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- List rank#8
- Price$33.74
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,687
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The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia
- List rank#9
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews198
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
- List rank#10
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews38,184
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Evolution
FAQ
Is Evolution a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,914 reviews and sells for $12.04.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Evolution?
The median best seller has 1,914 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Evolution best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $16.95.
Can new books break into Evolution?
9% 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.