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Fire Science: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fire Science, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $52.26, median 46 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 37/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $22.12 – $78.88 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Civil & Environmental (310), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $52.26 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $22.12 to $78.88, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Fire Science best sellers
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The Romagus Papers: Confessions of an Engine Nerd
by Kyle Romagus
- List rank#1
- Price$21.60
- Rating5.0
- Reviews74
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America ― A NYT Bestselling US History Book on Gifford Pinchot and the 1910 Inferno
by Timothy Egan
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,222
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Young Men and Fire: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition
by Norman MacLean
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,349
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The Complete Guide to the Firefighter Interview
by Dwight Killpack
- List rank#4
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.9
- Reviews119
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Safety Professional's Reference and Study Guide, Fourth Edition
by W. David Yates
- List rank#5
- Price$53.26
- Rating4.4
- Reviews50
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Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics
by John Norman
- List rank#6
- Price$78.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews615
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Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response
by N/A
- List rank#7
- Price$94.42
- Rating4.7
- Reviews58
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Step Up and Lead
by Frank Viscuso
- List rank#8
- Price$51.26
- Rating4.7
- Reviews291
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Fire Interview: The Storyteller Method
by Brendon Trayner
- List rank#9
- Price$22.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews322
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30 Fires You Must Know
by Chief Billy Goldfeder
- List rank#10
- Price$49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews140
FAQ
Is Fire Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 37/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 46 reviews and sells for $52.26.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fire Science?
The median best seller has 46 reviews, and 66% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fire Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $52.26; half of the best sellers are priced between $22.12 and $78.88.
Can new books break into Fire Science?
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.