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Industrial & Technical (Chemistry, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Industrial & Technical (Chemistry, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.97, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $17.12 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Chemistry (102), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- The same niche in Books scores 36, 13 points higher than here; worth checking both.
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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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Scientific American July/August 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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Scientific American May 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Scientific American 14th April 2026
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11
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Perfume: The Alchemy of Scent
by Jean-Claude Ellena
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews472
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Scientific American 20th January 2026
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
Same niche in Books: Industrial & Technical
FAQ
Is Industrial & Technical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $9.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Industrial & Technical?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 89% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Industrial & Technical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $17.12.
Can new books break into Industrial & Technical?
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.