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Medicine (Sociology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Medicine (Sociology, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.44, median 556 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $17.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Sociology (5,749), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has 556 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Medicine best sellers
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,568
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- List rank#2
- Price$13.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,015
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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
by Jonathan Metzl
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,463
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
- List rank#4
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,357
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Anne Fadiman
- List rank#5
- Price$18
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,061
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Vax Facts: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages & Stages of Life
by Paul Thomas
- List rank#6
- Price$18.46
- Rating4.9
- Reviews575
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Dissolving Illusions
by Suzanne Humphries
- List rank#7
- Price$19.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,521
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink
- List rank#8
- Price$11.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,672
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House Reader's Circle)
by Tracy Kidder
- List rank#9
- Price$9.11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,944
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Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
by Tricia Hersey
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,193
FAQ
Is Medicine a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 556 reviews and sells for $13.44.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Medicine?
The median best seller has 556 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Medicine best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.44; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $17.64.
Can new books break into Medicine?
4% 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.