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Optics (Electrical & Electronics, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Optics (Electrical & Electronics, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.32, median 6 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.95 – $60.56 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Electrical & Electronics (113), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $14.32 its median price beats 98% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 6 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Optics best sellers
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Make: More Electronics: Journey Deep Into the World of Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, and Randomicity
- List rank#1
- Price$14.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews634
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The Complete Book of Holograms: How They Work and How to Make Them (Dover Recreational Math)
by Joseph E. Kasper
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews51
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Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express: The Multipurpose Learning and Development Board with Built-In LEDs, Sensors, and Accelerometer
by Anne Barela
- List rank#3
- Price$10.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews97
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Holography Projects for the Evil Genius
by Gavin D J Harper
- List rank#4
- Price$19.25
- Rating4.5
- Reviews18
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Practical Fiber Optic Technology: Design, Installation, Testing, and Troubleshooting for FTTH and Access Networks
by Moulay Rachid
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Reviews-
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The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables that Connect our World
by Samanth Subramanian
- List rank#6
- Price$14.24
- Rating4.2
- Reviews91
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3: Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid and ... Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity
- List rank#7
- Price$16.90
- Rating4.8
- Reviews789
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The FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optic Testing: Second Edition (FOA Reference Textbooks On Fiber Optics Book 14)
by Jim Hayes
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Technical Description of the Infrared Laser used on the World Trade Center 9/11
by Richard Lighthouse
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews18
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Laser-Tissue Interactions: Fundamentals and Applications (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering)
by Markolf H. Niemz
- List rank#10
- Price$51.99
- Rating2.0
- Reviews1
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Fiber Optics
FAQ
Is Optics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6 reviews and sells for $14.32.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Optics?
The median best seller has 6 reviews, and 97% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Optics best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.32; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.95 and $60.56.
Can new books break into Optics?
7% 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.