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Natural History: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Natural History, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.88, median 574 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $19.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 34% of the parent category Nature & Ecology (1,709), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 574 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Natural History best sellers
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: 2.0
by Bill Bryson
- List rank#1
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19,878
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A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth
by Peter Ward
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews349
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![Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times book cover by Yuval Noah Harari](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71kVn6thiBL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]: A Brief History of Humankind – The #1 New York Times Bestseller Exploring Evolution and Ancient Socieities
- List rank#3
- Price$13.66
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by Ed Yong
- List rank#4
- Price$11.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,797
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The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife
by Lucy Cooke
- List rank#5
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews578
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$13.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
by Brian Cox
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,581
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The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present ― A Bestselling Paleontologist's Sweeping Story of Birds
- List rank#8
- Price$24.88
- Rating4.8
- Reviews392
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
- List rank#9
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews656
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#10
- Price$15.11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
FAQ
Is Natural History a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 574 reviews and sells for $13.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Natural History?
The median best seller has 574 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Natural History best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $19.95.
Can new books break into Natural History?
13% 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.