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Medical & Surgical (Nursing, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Medical & Surgical (Nursing, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.49 – $30.59 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Nursing (88), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Medical & Surgical best sellers
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Nursing Mnemonics: 117 Tips, Tricks, and Memory Cues to Help You Survive Nursing School (NCLEX Essential Review Guides)
by Chris Mulder
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews163
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Sterile Processing Technician Certification & Career Guide Includes Practice Exams with Answer Keys and End-of-Chapter Tests with Answer Keys
by Darian L. James
- List rank#2
- Price$10.49
- Reviews-
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Behind the Red Line: An OR Nurse's Guide to Starting Out and Succeeding in the Operating Room
by Anonymous
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews58
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NCLEX-RN® Review 2026–2029: High-Yield Content Review with 1000 Next Generation NCLEX-Style Practice Questions and Rationales (NurseStudy.Net Nursing Review Series Book 7)
by Anna Curran
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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The New Med-Surg Nurse: Your Orientation Survival Guide: Time Management, Prioritization, Clinical Judgment — and Everything Nursing School Didn’t Teach You (The New Nurse Field Guides)
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Reviews-
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Infusion Mastery: The Ultimate Handbook Of Vital Compounds In IV Hydration Therapy
by Catie Harris PhD MBA RN
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews54
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The Visual Nurse's 100 Practice Rhythm Strips Workbook
by Tyler Scanlon
- List rank#7
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews223
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CSFA EXAM PREP GUIDE:YOUR PATH TO BECOMING A CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANT : MASTERING ADVANCED SURGICAL ANATOMY, OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES, AND PATIENT ... : Exam Study Guide Series Book 6)
by ETHAN. O. MARLOWE
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Medical Assisting: Administrative & Clinical Competencies
by Michelle Blesi
- List rank#9
- Price$86.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews180
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Understanding Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Clinical and Practical Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Seizure Control (The Complete Epilepsy Clinical Series Book 1)
by Ethan Caldwell
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Medical & Surgical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medical & Surgical?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 77% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medical & Surgical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.49 and $30.59.
Can new books break into Medical & Surgical?
17% 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.