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Particle Physics: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Particle Physics, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $55.41, median 13 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $29.62 – $87.97 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Nuclear Physics (96), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $55.41 its median price beats 97% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 13 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Particle Physics best sellers
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Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by Lisa Randall
- List rank#1
- Price$9.93
- Rating4.2
- Reviews499
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition
by R. Shankar
- List rank#2
- Price$55.41
- Rating4.5
- Reviews418
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God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
by Leon Lederman
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews524
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Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos
by Steven Pollock
- List rank#4
- Price$17.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4
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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
by Janna Levin
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews73
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe
by Lisa Randall
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,034
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Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space (Kindle Single)
by Lisa Randall
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews520
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Physics from Symmetry (Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics)
by Jakob Schwichtenberg
- List rank#8
- Price$35.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews186
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Fascinating Particle Physics: Quarks, Neutrinos, the Higgs Boson and the Riddles of the Universe
by Philip Bechtle
- List rank#9
- Price$34.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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Facts And Mysteries In Elementary Particle Physics (Revised Edition)
by Martinus Veltman
- List rank#10
- Price$15.86
- Rating4.5
- Reviews81
FAQ
Is Particle Physics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13 reviews and sells for $55.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Particle Physics?
The median best seller has 13 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Particle Physics best sellers cost?
The median price is $55.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $29.62 and $87.97.
Can new books break into Particle Physics?
5% 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.