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Medical Books: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medical Books, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.59, median 4,183 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $19.77 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 4,183 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Medical Books best sellers
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
- List rank#1
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.8
- Reviews150,379
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- List rank#2
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews85,515
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,568
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#4
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
- List rank#5
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews48,832
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Man's Search for Meaning
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,090
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery
- List rank#7
- Price$11.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews29,374
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
- List rank#8
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews21,710
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The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way
by Joseph Alton MD
- List rank#9
- Price$30.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,090
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Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
- List rank#10
- Price$15.79
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,742
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Medical eBooks
FAQ
Is Medical Books a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4,183 reviews and sells for $15.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medical Books?
The median best seller has 4,183 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medical Books best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $19.77.
Can new books break into Medical Books?
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.