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Medical (Genre Fiction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medical (Genre Fiction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 2,439 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).

21Opportunity / 100
$4.99Median price
2,439Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$2.99 – $6.99
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)21%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Genre Fiction (43,946), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 2,439 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Medical best sellers

  1. The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a tr book cover by Brenda Davies

    The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story

    by Brenda Davies

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews67,009

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  2. Dead Med book cover by Freida McFadden

    Dead Med

    by Freida McFadden

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews59,556

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  3. Nocticadia book cover by Keri Lake

    Nocticadia

    by Keri Lake

    • List rank#3
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews57,766

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  4. When No One Else Will book cover by Amanda Skenandore

    When No One Else Will

    by Amanda Skenandore

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews396

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  5. Tango (Mission Critical: Iniquus Certified Cerberus Tactical K9 Book 2) book cover by Fiona Quinn

    Tango (Mission Critical: Iniquus Certified Cerberus Tactical K9 Book 2)

    by Fiona Quinn

    • List rank#5
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews295

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  6. The Devil Wears Scrubs: A Short Comedic Novel (Dr. Jane McGill Book 1) book cover by Freida McFadden

    The Devil Wears Scrubs: A Short Comedic Novel (Dr. Jane McGill Book 1)

    by Freida McFadden

    • List rank#6
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews35,020

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  7. Some Bright Nowhere: Oprah’s Book Club: A Novel Called "Extraordinary" by Elin Hilderbrand book cover by Ann Packer

    Some Bright Nowhere: Oprah’s Book Club: A Novel Called "Extraordinary" by Elin Hilderbrand

    by Ann Packer

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating3.9
    • Reviews5,758

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  8. The Recipient: A completely addictive and pulse-pounding thriller with a killer twist (Eme book cover by Audrey J. Cole

    The Recipient: A completely addictive and pulse-pounding thriller with a killer twist (Emerald City Thriller Book 1)

    by Audrey J. Cole

    • List rank#8
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews8,070

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  9. Absence of Remorse: A Domestic Medical Thriller book cover by Gary Birken

    Absence of Remorse: A Domestic Medical Thriller

    by Gary Birken

    • List rank#9
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews184

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  10. The Herbalist Healer (Book 1): A Crafting LitRPG Fantasy book cover by Vanya Mordorsky

    The Herbalist Healer (Book 1): A Crafting LitRPG Fantasy

    by Vanya Mordorsky

    • List rank#10
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews284

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FAQ

Is Medical a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,439 reviews and sells for $4.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Medical?

The median best seller has 2,439 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Medical best sellers cost?

The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $6.99.

Can new books break into Medical?

21% 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.