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Operations Research (Processes & Infrastructure, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Operations Research (Processes & Infrastructure, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $28, median 71 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20.03 – $47.04 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Processes & Infrastructure (3,118), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $28 its median price beats 87% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $20.03 to $47.04, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Operations Research best sellers
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
by Brad Stone
- List rank#1
- Price$12.81
- Rating4.5
- Reviews12,767
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Competing at Machine Speed: How the Agentic Era Enables Commerce to Become the Central Nervous System of the Modern Enterprise
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
by Larry Bossidy
- List rank#3
- Price$11.62
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,661
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Secrets for Success in Business: How Entrepreneurs Gain Clarity, Improve Judgement, and Make Better Decisions in an Overwhelming Business World
by Nader Zadi
- List rank#4
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews111
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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
by Nicole Forsgren PhD
- List rank#5
- Price$11.17
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,517
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley
- List rank#6
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews601
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The Tyranny of Metrics
by Jerry Z. Muller
- List rank#7
- Price$20.04
- Rating4.4
- Reviews644
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Product Operations: How successful companies build better products at scale
by Melissa Perri
- List rank#8
- Price$20.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews270
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Reimagining Procurement: How Leading Organizations Turn Procurement into Competitive Advantage
by Mauro Erriquez
- List rank#9
- Price$24.99
- Reviews-
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Factory Physics
by Wallace J. Hopp
- List rank#10
- Price$130
- Rating4.4
- Reviews146
FAQ
Is Operations Research a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 71 reviews and sells for $28.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Operations Research?
The median best seller has 71 reviews, and 67% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Operations Research best sellers cost?
The median price is $28; half of the best sellers are priced between $20.03 and $47.04.
Can new books break into Operations Research?
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.