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Industrial & Technical (Chemistry, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Industrial & Technical (Chemistry, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $39.99, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20.37 – $94.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Chemistry (564), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $39.99 its median price beats 94% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 22, 13 points lower than here.
Top 10 Industrial & Technical 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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PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story
by Alexander Shulgin
- List rank#4
- Price$27.27
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,683
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
by Jean-Claude Ellena
- List rank#7
- Price$9.37
- Rating4.5
- Reviews472
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Commercial Refrigeration for Air Conditioning Technicians (MindTap Course List)
by Dick Wirz
- List rank#8
- Price$102
- Rating4.8
- Reviews128
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Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Health
by Professor David Nutt
- List rank#9
- Price$20.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,344
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TIHKAL: The Continuation
by Alexander Shulgin
- List rank#10
- Price$21.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews874
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Industrial & Technical
FAQ
Is Industrial & Technical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $39.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Industrial & Technical?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 75% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Industrial & Technical best sellers cost?
The median price is $39.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $20.37 and $94.99.
Can new books break into Industrial & Technical?
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.