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Fossil Fuels: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Fossil Fuels, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $26.79, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.20 – $84.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Energy Production & Extraction (169), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $26.79 its median price beats 86% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 76% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Fossil Fuels best sellers
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- List rank#1
- Price$26.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,723
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The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
- List rank#3
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,174
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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics)
by John Drury Clark
- List rank#4
- Price$19.92
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,709
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
by Alex Epstein
- List rank#5
- Price$15
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,963
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DIY Biogas: Make and Use Your Own Renewable Natural Gas
by Paul Scheckel
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews50
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Ike's Road Trip: How Eisenhower's 1919 Convoy Paved the Way for the Roads We Travel
by Brian C. Black
- List rank#7
- Price$12.82
- Rating3.8
- Reviews124
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Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Explosion Aboard the Deepwater Horizon
by Tom Shroder
- List rank#8
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews498
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Oil 101
by Morgan Patrick Downey
- List rank#9
- Price$29.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews350
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Energy: A Human History
by Richard Rhodes
- List rank#10
- Price$26.63
- Rating4.3
- Reviews543
Subcategories
- Petroleum33
- Natural Gas31
- Coal28
FAQ
Is Fossil Fuels a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $26.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Fossil Fuels?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Fossil Fuels best sellers cost?
The median price is $26.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.20 and $84.49.
Can new books break into Fossil Fuels?
5% 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.