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Mountains (Nature & Ecology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mountains (Nature & Ecology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.95, median 30 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.12 – $25.66 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Nature & Ecology (1,709), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 20, 15 points lower than here.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $10.12 to $25.66, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Mountains best sellers
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The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd
- List rank#1
- Price$14.02
- Rating4.6
- Reviews97
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
- List rank#2
- Price$8.33
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,159
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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
by Peter Zuckerman
- List rank#4
- Price$10.83
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,639
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A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
by Aldo Leopold
- List rank#5
- Price$10.24
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,637
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The Ghost of the Mountains: Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard
by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi
- List rank#6
- Price$27.08
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16
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The High Sierra: A Love Story
by Kim Stanley Robinson
- List rank#7
- Price$33.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews460
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In the Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington’s Cascades
by David B. Williams
- List rank#8
- Price$25.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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North Carolina Waterfalls
by Kevin Adams
- List rank#9
- Price$8.89
- Rating4.9
- Reviews459
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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
by Pam Houston
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,254
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Mountains
FAQ
Is Mountains a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30 reviews and sells for $16.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mountains?
The median best seller has 30 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mountains best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.12 and $25.66.
Can new books break into Mountains?
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.