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Gardening (Nature, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Gardening (Nature, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 128 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.96 – $13.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Nature (1,887), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Gardening best sellers
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Pop-Up Butterflies: Beautiful Interactive Pop-Up Butterflies for Young Kids
by Laura Cowan
- List rank#1
- Price$7.47
- Rating4.8
- Reviews600
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100,000 Whys for Toddlers: First Wonders: A Full-Color Illustrated First Encyclopedia of Animals, Space, Weather, the Body, Things That Go, and ... for Ages 2–6 (Visual Whys Encyclopedia)
- List rank#3
- Price$17.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews128
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The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures For Kids Aged 6 to 10: An Illustrated Fun Animal Encyclopedia To Learn About Nature (Secret Animal Jobs)
- List rank#4
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews384
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Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf: A Bold Watercolor Collage About Trees, Roots, and Nature for Kids (Ages 4-8)
by Lois Ehlert
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews313
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The Secret World of Plants: Tales of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, and Seeds (DK Treasures)
by Ben Hoare
- List rank#6
- Price$12.13
- Rating4.9
- Reviews647
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Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: A Visual Plant Encyclopedia for Kids (DK Our World in Pictures)
by DK
- List rank#7
- Price$23.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,307
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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under)
by Kate Messner
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,155
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First Sticker Book Bugs: An Interactive Sticker Book About Nature's Bugs for Kids (Ages 3-5)
by Caroline Young
- List rank#9
- Price$6.40
- Rating4.9
- Reviews128
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We Are the Gardeners
- List rank#10
- Price$8.37
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,476
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Gardening
FAQ
Is Gardening a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 128 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Gardening?
The median best seller has 128 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Gardening best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.96 and $13.22.
Can new books break into Gardening?
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.