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Medical (Professionals & Academics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medical (Professionals & Academics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.56, median 2,474 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.16 – $15.75 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,474 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $11.56 its median price is below 84% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Medical best sellers
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When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist
- List rank#1
- Price$10.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews120,214
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
- List rank#2
- Price$15.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth
by Jen Hamilton
- List rank#3
- Price$19.92
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,775
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Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
- List rank#4
- Price$26.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- List rank#5
- Price$9.92
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31,544
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The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia
- List rank#6
- Price$18.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews198
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The Angels Among Us: How God’s Messengers Play a Role in Healing
by Dr. Marc Siegel
- List rank#7
- Price$27.96
- Reviews-
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Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
by Eben Alexander
- List rank#9
- Price$7.89
- Rating4.4
- Reviews25,607
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
by Suleika Jaouad
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,144
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Medical
FAQ
Is Medical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,474 reviews and sells for $11.56.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medical?
The median best seller has 2,474 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medical best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.56; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.16 and $15.75.
Can new books break into Medical?
7% 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.