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Library & Information Science (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Library & Information Science (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $21.03, median 61 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.00 – $46.22 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.00 to $46.22, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Library & Information Science best sellers
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The Library: A Fragile History
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews321
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (One World Essentials)
by Wes Moore
- List rank#2
- Price$8.93
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,605
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Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
- List rank#3
- Price$15.74
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,371
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What to Do When You Dread Your Bed, 2nd Edition: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Sleep (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
by Dawn Huebner
- List rank#5
- Price$16.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11
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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood
by James Gleick
- List rank#6
- Price$16.53
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,597
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
by Joshua Hammer
- List rank#7
- Price$17.62
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,703
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Anatomy of Genres
by John Truby
- List rank#8
- Price$12.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews648
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Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
by Tiago Forte
- List rank#9
- Price$15.31
- Rating4.5
- Reviews7,045
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The Ultimate Wodehouse Collection
by P.G. Wodehouse
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,615
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Library & Information Science
FAQ
Is Library & Information Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 61 reviews and sells for $21.03.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Library & Information Science?
The median best seller has 61 reviews, and 65% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Library & Information Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.03; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.00 and $46.22.
Can new books break into Library & Information Science?
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.