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Materials Science (Engineering, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Materials Science (Engineering, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.59, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $21.32 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Engineering (366), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.59 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Materials Science best sellers
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The Elements We Live By: How Iron Helps Us Breathe, Potassium Lets Us See, and Other Surprising Superpowers of the Periodic Table
by Anja Røyne
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews161
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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
by Virginia I. Postrel
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,069
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,318
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ASVAB Study Guide 2026-2027: ASVAB Prep Book with 17 Practice Tests, Digital Flashcards and Proven Strategies to Ace your Exam for Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Navy
by Fiola Publishing
- List rank#5
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27
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A Reverence for Wood
by Eric Sloane
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews496
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Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods
by Edward Allen
- List rank#7
- Price$28.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews537
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Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
by Robert Courland
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews191
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
by Vaclav Smil
- List rank#9
- Price-
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,142
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Welding For Dummies
by Steven Robert Farnsworth
- List rank#10
- Price$17
- Rating4.5
- Reviews345
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Materials & Material Science
FAQ
Is Materials Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $10.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Materials Science?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 74% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Materials Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $21.32.
Can new books break into Materials Science?
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.