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Foraging (Nature & Ecology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Foraging (Nature & Ecology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.15, median 64 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.05 – $24.91 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Nature & Ecology (1,709), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 20, 10 points lower than here.
Top 10 Foraging best sellers
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The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants
by Samuel Thayer
- List rank#1
- Price$12.15
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,780
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Happy Snacking, Don't Die!: Foraging and Vegan Recipes with Black Forager (A Cookbook)
by Alexis Nikole Nelson
- List rank#2
- Price$31.36
- Rating5.0
- Reviews170
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Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach (Regional Foraging Series)
by Lisa M. Rose
- List rank#3
- Price$16.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,743
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Southeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Angelica to Wild Plums (Regional Foraging Series)
by Chris Bennett
- List rank#4
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,198
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Southeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 106 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness (Medicinal Plants Series)
by CoreyPine Shane
- List rank#5
- Price$16.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews938
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Florida's Edible Wild Plants: A Guide to Collecting and Cooking
by Peggy Sias Lantz
- List rank#6
- Price$14.64
- Rating4.7
- Reviews697
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Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness (Medicinal Plants Series)
by Lisa M. Rose
- List rank#7
- Price$26.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,552
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Northeast Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 111 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness (Medicinal Plants Series)
by Liz Neves
- List rank#8
- Price$18.47
- Rating4.8
- Reviews655
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Pacific Northwest Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alaska Blueberries to Wild Hazelnuts (Regional Foraging Series)
by Douglas Deur
- List rank#9
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,204
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Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification
by Thomas J. Elpel
- List rank#10
- Price$25.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,445
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Foraging
FAQ
Is Foraging a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 64 reviews and sells for $19.15.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Foraging?
The median best seller has 64 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Foraging best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.15; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.05 and $24.91.
Can new books break into Foraging?
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.