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Lakes & Ponds (Nature & Ecology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Lakes & Ponds (Nature & Ecology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.49, median 22 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $16.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Nature & Ecology (1,034), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.49 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 71% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 22 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Lakes & Ponds best sellers
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Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life
by Merritt R. Turetsky
- List rank#1
- Price$9.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
by Ben Goldfarb
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews770
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Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do
by Wallace J. Nichols
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,444
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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
by Annie Proulx
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews335
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Great Lake: An Unnatural History of Lake Michigan
by Theodore J. Karamanski
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Water, Carbon, Time: Exploring Peatlands in a Warming World
by Jennifer de Mooy
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews2
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The Great Lakes Water Wars
by Peter Annin
- List rank#7
- Price$27.52
- Rating4.7
- Reviews81
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Bass Mastery: How to Consistently Catch Bigger Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass (The Complete North American Freshwater Angler Book 2)
by Vasilios Koukouris
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO YELLOW PERCH ANGLING: A Science-Driven Guide to Understanding Perch Behavior, Habitat, and Precision Fishing Techniques (A Systematic Approach to Angling)
by Emmett Tucker
- List rank#9
- Price$8.64
- Reviews-
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
by Dan Egan
- List rank#10
- Price$8.70
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,010
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FAQ
Is Lakes & Ponds a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 22 reviews and sells for $10.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Lakes & Ponds?
The median best seller has 22 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Lakes & Ponds best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $16.30.
Can new books break into Lakes & Ponds?
6% 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.