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Nature & Ecology (Science & Math, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Nature & Ecology (Science & Math, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.05, median 1,709 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).

33Opportunity / 100
$15.05Median price
1,709Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$11.68 – $22.32
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)14%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,709 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category Science & Math (4,833), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Nature & Ecology best sellers

  1. A Navy Seal's Bug-In Guide: How to Turn Your House Into the Safest Place on Earth book cover by Joel Lambert

    A Navy Seal's Bug-In Guide: How to Turn Your House Into the Safest Place on Earth

    by Joel Lambert

    • List rank#1
    • Price$37
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews5,015

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  2. SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Class book cover by John 'Lofty' Wiseman

    SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere ― The Classic Survival Handbook, Updated with Urban Survival

    by John 'Lofty' Wiseman

    • List rank#2
    • Price$17.16
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews8,377

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  3. Prepare Your Home for a Sudden Grid-Down Situation: Take Self-Reliance to the Next Level w book cover by Ted Riley

    Prepare Your Home for a Sudden Grid-Down Situation: Take Self-Reliance to the Next Level with Proven Methods and Strategies to Survive a Grid-Down ... the Modern Family to Prepare for Any Crisis)

    by Ted Riley

    • List rank#3
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,460

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  4. The All-in-One Off-Grid Survival Manual: [10-in-1] How to Live Anywhere, Protect Your Fami book cover by Jackson Mitchell

    The All-in-One Off-Grid Survival Manual: [10-in-1] How to Live Anywhere, Protect Your Family, and Stay Off the Radar | 300+ DIY Projects for Power, Water, Food, Home Defense, and Radio Communication

    by Jackson Mitchell

    • List rank#4
    • Price$29.97
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews213

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  5. The Prepper's Water Survival Handbook: Easy to Follow Steps to Find, Filter, Purify and St book cover by Rachel Murdock

    The Prepper's Water Survival Handbook: Easy to Follow Steps to Find, Filter, Purify and Store Water for Long Term Readiness, Self Reliance and Emergency Preparedness (Self Reliance Essentials)

    by Rachel Murdock

    • List rank#5
    • Price$17.97
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews194

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  6. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants book cover by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.05
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews23,680

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  7. End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World book cover by Naomi Klein

    End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World

    by Naomi Klein

    • List rank#7
    • Price$18.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews289

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  8. Wild Dark Shore book cover by Charlotte Mcconaghy

    Wild Dark Shore

    by Charlotte Mcconaghy

    • List rank#8
    • Price$14.24
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews74,288

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  9. Salt: A World History book cover by Mark Kurlansky

    Salt: A World History

    by Mark Kurlansky

    • List rank#9
    • Price$10.81
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews4,651

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  10. Thinking in Systems: A Primer book cover by Donella H. Meadows

    Thinking in Systems: A Primer

    by Donella H. Meadows

    • List rank#10
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews6,548

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Subcategories

Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Nature & Ecology

FAQ

Is Nature & Ecology a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,709 reviews and sells for $15.05.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Nature & Ecology?

The median best seller has 1,709 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Nature & Ecology best sellers cost?

The median price is $15.05; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.68 and $22.32.

Can new books break into Nature & Ecology?

14% 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.