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Geology (Earth Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Geology (Earth Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 74 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Earth Sciences (578), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Geology best sellers
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Salt: A World History
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,651
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
by Marc Reisner
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,441
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet
by Tim Flannery
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews228
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
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The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
by Robert M. Hazen
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,353
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews494
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FAQ
Is Geology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 74 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Geology?
The median best seller has 74 reviews, and 56% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Geology best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Geology?
8% 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.