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Genetics (Science & Math, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Genetics (Science & Math, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.30, median 152 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Science & Math (1,038), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Genetics best sellers
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,472
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- List rank#2
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,996
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,966
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The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews197
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
by Sam Kean
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,063
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
- List rank#8
- Price$13.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews236
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
by David Sinclair
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,198
FAQ
Is Genetics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 152 reviews and sells for $9.30.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Genetics?
The median best seller has 152 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Genetics best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.30; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Genetics?
14% 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.