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Nursing (Medical eBooks, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Nursing (Medical eBooks, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.72, median 88 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.61 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Medical eBooks (1,412), one of the easier corners under it.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.61, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Nursing best sellers
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This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor – A Brutally Honest Medical Memoir Packed with Dark Humor
by Adam Kay
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews107,872
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Tai Chi & Chair Yoga for Seniors Over 60: Prevent Falling and Start Living: 10-Minute Seated Flows to Rebuild Balance, Ease Joint Pain, and Regain Independence
by Susan M. Fletcher
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews27
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EKG | ECG Interpretation Made Easy: An Illustrated Study Guide For Students To Easily Learn How To Read & Interpret ECG Strips
by NEDU
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,661
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The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss
- List rank#4
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,842
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DSM 5 TR [Kindle Edition] Mental Disorders: Diagnostic handbook and Statistical Manual from dsm-5-tr 5th edition: Includes the fully revised text and references updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10
by Peter Helleno
- List rank#5
- Price$28.99
- Rating1.9
- Reviews15
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Critical: Emergency Medical Stories
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition
by Lily Nichols
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,579
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Tai Chi & Chair Yoga for Seniors Over 60: 10-Minute Gentle Seated & Standing Exercises to Regain Balance, Ease Stiffness & Support Brain Health - Lifetime Access to Free Video Tutorials
by Megan Grant
- List rank#8
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews111
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Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family — A Memoir About a Little Girl and an Earthquake
by Mitch Albom
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,938
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The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
by Theresa Brown
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,572
Subcategories
- Test Preparation & Review35
- Reference32
- Critical & Intensive care30
- Management, Leadership & Administration30
- Fundamentals & Skills29
- Assessment & Diagnosis29
- Anesthesia29
- Medical & Surgical27
- Issues, Trends & Roles26
- Pediatric & Neonatal26
- Emergency25
- Psychiatric24
- Research & Theory24
- Pharmacology24
- Palliative Care24
- LPN & LVN23
- Gerontology23
- Home & Community Care22
- Nurse & Patient22
- Mental Health22
- Nursing Home Care21
- Oncology & Cancer21
- Nutrition20
- Maternity, Perinatal & Women's Health20
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FAQ
Is Nursing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 88 reviews and sells for $9.72.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Nursing?
The median best seller has 88 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Nursing best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.72; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.61.
Can new books break into Nursing?
16% 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.