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Paleontology (Biological Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Paleontology (Biological Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $8.99, median 134 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Biological Sciences (1,130), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Books scores 35, 15 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Paleontology best sellers
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A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth
by Peter Ward
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews349
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Tamed: From Wild to Domesticated, the Ten Animals and Plants That Changed Human History
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews604
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Dinosaurs - The Grand Tour, Second Edition: Everything Worth Knowing About Dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuniceratops (Second)
by Keiron Pim
- List rank#5
- Price$17.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews683
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
by Riley Black
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews13
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
by Tim Flannery
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews199
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
Same niche in Books: Paleontology
FAQ
Is Paleontology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 134 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Paleontology?
The median best seller has 134 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Paleontology best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Paleontology?
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.