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Field Guides: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Field Guides, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.64, median 748 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.12 – $19.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (3,462), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 748 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Field Guides best sellers
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition―A Field Guide to Discovering Nature's Remedies in Eastern and Central North America
by Steven Foster
- List rank#3
- Price$16.03
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,580
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Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism (Volume 2) (Hidden Languages)
by Jessica Roux
- List rank#4
- Price$10.46
- Rating4.8
- Reviews860
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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America (Bird Books, Books for Bird Lovers, Humor Books)
by Matt Kracht
- List rank#5
- Price$8.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,977
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#6
- Price$15.11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides)
- List rank#7
- Price$13.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,754
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Audubon Birds Page-A-Day® Calendar 2027: The World's Favorite Bird Calendar
by National Audubon Society
- List rank#8
- Price$16.77
- Rating4.9
- Reviews265
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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#9
- Price$10.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,199
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Audubon Songbirds and Other Backyard Birds Picture-A-Day® Wall Calendar 2027
by National Audubon Society
- List rank#10
- Price$16.77
- Rating4.9
- Reviews228
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Field Guides a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 748 reviews and sells for $14.64.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Field Guides?
The median best seller has 748 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Field Guides best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.64; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.12 and $19.88.
Can new books break into Field Guides?
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.