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Geophysics (Earth Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Geophysics (Earth Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $36.20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Earth Sciences (578), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 84% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 8 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $6.99 to $36.20, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Geophysics best sellers
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Scientific American July/August 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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Scientific American May 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Absolutely Small: How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World
by Michael D. Fayer
- List rank#7
- Price$11.57
- Rating4.1
- Reviews134
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Scientific American 14th April 2026
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11
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The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
by Helen Czerski
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews963
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Scientific American 20th January 2026
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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FAQ
Is Geophysics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Geophysics?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 85% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Geophysics best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $36.20.
Can new books break into Geophysics?
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.