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Oil & Energy (Industries, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Oil & Energy (Industries, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.15, median 58 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.75 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Industries (644), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.15 its median price beats 92% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Oil & Energy best sellers
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Power Shift: The Hidden Forces That Determine Whether the Clean Energy Transition Succeeds
by Bruce H. Bailey
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6
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Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
by Thea Riofrancos
- List rank#2
- Price$15.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews23
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,723
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Power Moves: What No One Tells You About Success in Energy Markets
by Eszter Pontenagel
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
by Bill McKibben
- List rank#6
- Price$9.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews478
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
by Ed Conway
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,355
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The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
- List rank#8
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,483
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The Taking of Getty Oil: Pennzoil, Texaco, and the Takeover Battle That Made History
by Steve Coll
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews474
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Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America
by Darren Dochuk
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews54
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FAQ
Is Oil & Energy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 58 reviews and sells for $11.15.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Oil & Energy?
The median best seller has 58 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Oil & Energy best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.15; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.75 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Oil & Energy?
17% 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.