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Neurosurgery (Medical Books › Surgery, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Neurosurgery (Medical Books › Surgery, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $89.15, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.55 – $178 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 11% of the parent category Surgery (102), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $89.15 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Neurosurgery best sellers
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr.
- List rank#1
- Price$15.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon’s Long Journey Home from the Iraq War
- List rank#2
- Price$19.58
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,268
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Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
by Henry Marsh
- List rank#3
- Price$9.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews16,364
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Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery
by Theodore H. Schwartz
- List rank#4
- Price$18.05
- Rating4.6
- Reviews441
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My Lobotomy: A Memoir
by Howard Dully
- List rank#5
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,295
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Off the Top of My Head: Stories from the Operating Room That Will Make You Laugh (or Cry)
by Barbara Lazio
- List rank#6
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17
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All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience
by Jay Wellons
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews789
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Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
by David Levy
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews778
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
by Ben Carson M.D.
- List rank#9
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,565
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Greenberg’s Handbook of Neurosurgery
by Mark S. Greenberg
- List rank#10
- Price$145
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Neurosurgery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12 reviews and sells for $89.15.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Neurosurgery?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Neurosurgery best sellers cost?
The median price is $89.15; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.55 and $178.
Can new books break into Neurosurgery?
11% 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.