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Experiments & Projects (Experiments, Instruments & Measurement, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Experiments & Projects (Experiments, Instruments & Measurement, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.49, median 162 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.45 – $23.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Experiments, Instruments & Measurement (734), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Experiments & Projects best sellers
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Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It
by Adam Savage
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,929
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Max Tegmark
- List rank#2
- Price$9.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,304
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Kobuk the Destroyer: And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering
by Alex Davies
- List rank#3
- Price$29.85
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- List rank#6
- Price$23.17
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,618
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: 50 Amazing, Bubbly, and Creative Science Experiments to Do with the Whole Family
by Emily Calandrelli
- List rank#8
- Price$13.43
- Rating4.9
- Reviews797
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
by Jonathan Weiner
- List rank#9
- Price$10.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews904
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Experiments & Projects a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 162 reviews and sells for $16.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Experiments & Projects?
The median best seller has 162 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Experiments & Projects best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.45 and $23.17.
Can new books break into Experiments & Projects?
7% 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.