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Microbiology (Basic Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Microbiology (Basic Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $70.16, median 22 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $40.49 – $112 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Basic Sciences (180), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $70.16 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Microbiology best sellers
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Healing is Voltage: The Handbook, 3rd Edition
by Jerry L. Tennant
- List rank#1
- Price$29.74
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,027
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Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple: Spiral Bound Color Edition
by Mark T. Gladwin M.D.
- List rank#2
- Price$54.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews556
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Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple: Color Edition
by Mark T. Gladwin M.D.
- List rank#3
- Price$49.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews587
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Microbiology For Dummies
by Jennifer Stearns
- List rank#4
- Price$14.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews907
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Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, Multi-Volume (ASM Books)
by Amy L. Leber
- List rank#5
- Price$329
- Rating2.4
- Reviews5
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Experimental Design for Biologists
by David J. Glass
- List rank#6
- Price$41.95
- Rating4.0
- Reviews12
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Diagnosis of Onychomycosis and Other Nail Disorders: A Pictorial Atlas
by C. Ralph III Daniel
- List rank#7
- Price$119
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3
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Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (Oxford Medical Handbooks)
by Ed Moran
- List rank#8
- Price$36.76
- Rating4.8
- Reviews48
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Infections of Leisure (ASM Books)
by David L. Schlossberg
- List rank#9
- Price$69.75
- Rating5.0
- Reviews11
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Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
- List rank#10
- Price$14.80
- Rating4.6
- Reviews926
FAQ
Is Microbiology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 22 reviews and sells for $70.16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Microbiology?
The median best seller has 22 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Microbiology best sellers cost?
The median price is $70.16; half of the best sellers are priced between $40.49 and $112.
Can new books break into Microbiology?
1% 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.