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Optoelectronics (Electronics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Optoelectronics (Electronics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $101, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $61.73 – $140 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Electronics (108), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $101 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Optoelectronics best sellers
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Journeyman Electrician Exam Prep – New NEC 2026 Edition Your Complete Study System to Pass the Test with Confidence: Includes Practice Tests, Load Calculations, Code Review, and Real-World Examples
by Daniel Harper
- List rank#1
- Price$22.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews215
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3: Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid ... Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity
- List rank#2
- Price$17.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews789
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Journeyman Electrician Exam Prep Study Guide: All-in-one Handbook to Pass the Test with Confidence
by MS Publications
- List rank#3
- Price$36.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews509
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Make: More Electronics: Journey Deep Into the World of Logic Chips, Amplifiers, Sensors, and Randomicity
- List rank#4
- Price$19.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews634
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Introduction to Infrared and Electro-optical Systems
by Ronald G Driggers
- List rank#5
- Price$144
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8
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The Physics of Semiconductors: With Applications to Optoelectronic Devices
by Kevin F. Brennan
- List rank#6
- Price$74
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Silicon Photonics: An Introduction
by Graham T. Reed
- List rank#7
- Price$118
- Rating5.0
- Reviews6
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Optical Waveguide Modes: Polarization, Coupling and Symmetry
by Richard J. Black
- List rank#8
- Price$119
- Reviews-
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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#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews51
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Journeyman Electrician Exam Prep: Retain the Fundamentals, Succeed in Practice. An Advanced Manual with Step-by-Step Test Simulations, Fully Explained Answers and Real-Life Scenarios
by Alan Hardley
- List rank#10
- Price$15.82
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Microelectronics
FAQ
Is Optoelectronics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $101.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Optoelectronics?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 95% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Optoelectronics best sellers cost?
The median price is $101; half of the best sellers are priced between $61.73 and $140.
Can new books break into Optoelectronics?
2% 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.