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Optometry (Allied Health Services, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Optometry (Allied Health Services, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $55.05, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $32.49 – $99.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Allied Health Services (146), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $55.05 its median price beats 97% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 85% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 8 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Optometry best sellers
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Medical Spanish Visual Dictionary: Modern English to Spanish Medical Terminology with 5,000 Visual Terms for Healthcare Professionals & Students (Pocket Size)
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews33
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The Wills Eye Manual: Print + eBook with Multimedia: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease
by CHRISTOPHER J. RAPUANO MD
- List rank#2
- Price$105
- Rating4.5
- Reviews28
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The Ophthalmic Assistant: A Text for Allied and Associated Ophthalmic Personnel
by Harold A. Stein MD MSC(Ophth) FRCS(C) DOMS(London)
- List rank#3
- Price$74.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews120
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Handbook of Retinal OCT: Optical Coherence Tomography
by Jay S. Duker MD
- List rank#4
- Price$78.25
- Rating4.6
- Reviews22
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The NBEO Crash Course: The Complete Review for Parts I, II, and III
by Nathaniel Harooni OD
- List rank#5
- Price$40.51
- Reviews-
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The Little Eye Book
by Janice K. Ledford
- List rank#6
- Price$18.83
- Rating4.7
- Reviews129
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OAT Prep Plus, Sixth Edition (2026): Includes 16 Pages of Full Color Study Sheets + Online Access to 2 Full Length Practice Tests + 600+ Practice Questions (Kaplan Test Prep)
- List rank#7
- Price$66.20
- Rating4.9
- Reviews37
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Ophthalmology Simplified For Beginners: A Clear and Practical Guide to Learning Eye Anatomy, Diagnostic Terms, Vision Disorders, and Clinical Vocabulary
by Gavin Sella
- List rank#8
- Price$16.87
- Reviews-
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Ophthalmology Made Ridiculously Simple: Color Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$29.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews152
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Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System
by Lee Ann Remington OD MS FAAO
- List rank#10
- Price$71
- Rating4.6
- Reviews38
FAQ
Is Optometry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $55.05.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Optometry?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 90% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Optometry best sellers cost?
The median price is $55.05; half of the best sellers are priced between $32.49 and $99.17.
Can new books break into Optometry?
11% 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.