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Gerontology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Gerontology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 104 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $14.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Social Sciences (1,597), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 29, 11 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Gerontology best sellers
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Age Happens: The Best Quotes & Cartoons about Growing Older
by Bruce Lansky
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews10
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At Seventy: A Journal
by May Sarton
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews216
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The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power
by Barbara G. Walker
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews213
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
by Jessica Bruder
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,003
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The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul
by Connie Zweig
- List rank#5
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews807
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How to Care for Aging Parents, 3rd Edition: A One-Stop Resource for All Your Medical, Financial, Housing, and Emotional Issues
by Virginia Morris
- List rank#6
- Price$10.74
- Rating4.6
- Reviews588
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The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market
by Joseph F. Coughlin
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews196
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The New Long Life: A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World
by Andrew J. Scott
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews101
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How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews443
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Longevity Guidebook: How to Slow, Stop, and Reverse Aging — and NOT Die from Something Stupid
by Peter H. Diamandis
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews215
Same niche in Books: Gerontology
FAQ
Is Gerontology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 104 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Gerontology?
The median best seller has 104 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Gerontology best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $14.09.
Can new books break into Gerontology?
11% 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.