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Nuclear (Weapons & Warfare, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Nuclear (Weapons & Warfare, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 178 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 31% of the parent category Weapons & Warfare (570), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Nuclear best sellers
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,091
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
by Susan Williams
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews451
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Hiroshima
by John Hersey
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,988
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Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath
by Paul Ham
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews410
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Rhodes
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,188
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The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific
by William Craig
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,357
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The 300: The Inside Story of the Missile Defenders Guarding America Against Nuclear Attack
by Daniel Wasserbly
- List rank#7
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews139
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Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,408
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Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War
by James M. Scott
- List rank#9
- Price$31.11
- Rating4.8
- Reviews50
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The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 — A Cuban Missile Crisis History Focused on People
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews437
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FAQ
Is Nuclear a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 178 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Nuclear?
The median best seller has 178 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Nuclear best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Nuclear?
8% 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.