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Nature Writing & Essays: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Nature Writing & Essays, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.46, median 713 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.43 – $16.27 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Nature & Ecology (1,709), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 713 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Nature Writing & Essays best sellers
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#1
- Price$13.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
- List rank#2
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,555
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
- List rank#3
- Price$8.07
- Rating4.4
- Reviews26,953
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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#4
- Price$13.83
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,106
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Memoir of Nature, Observation, and the Seasons in Virginia
- List rank#6
- Price$10.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,530
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The Sleep Almanac: Autumn
by John Lewis Stempel
- List rank#7
- Price$12.41
- Reviews-
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One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey
by Richard Louis Proenneke
- List rank#8
- Price$12.12
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,107
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John Sloane's Country Seasons® 2027 Deluxe Wall Calendar: Forty-First Annual Collection
by John Sloane
- List rank#9
- Price$14.43
- Rating4.7
- Reviews46
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FAQ
Is Nature Writing & Essays a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 713 reviews and sells for $12.46.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Nature Writing & Essays?
The median best seller has 713 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Nature Writing & Essays best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.46; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.43 and $16.27.
Can new books break into Nature Writing & Essays?
7% 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.