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Patents & Inventions: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Patents & Inventions, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.48, median 185 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.91 – $21.46 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Reference (1,115), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Patents & Inventions best sellers
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The Book of Unusual Knowledge: Big Book of Fascinating Facts & Information | Hardcover Gift for Trivia Buffs, Curious Minds, Adults, Dad & Knowledge Seekers
by Publications International Ltd.
- List rank#1
- Price$10.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews24,708
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Max Tegmark
- List rank#2
- Price$9.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,304
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The Book of Incredible Information: Big Book of Fascinating Facts & Stories | Hardcover Gift for Trivia Buffs, Curious Minds, Adults, Dad & Knowledge Seekers
by Publications International Ltd.
- List rank#3
- Price$8.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,464
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The Wright Brothers
- List rank#4
- Price$16.96
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,450
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
by Dava Sobel
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,407
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance
- List rank#6
- Price$24.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews27,261
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
by Jon Gertner
- List rank#7
- Price$15.06
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,874
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words ― A Simple Illustrated Guide to How Things Work
- List rank#8
- Price$13.04
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,928
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The Book of 10,000 Incredible Facts
by Publications International Ltd.
- List rank#9
- Price$16.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews340
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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX ― A Riveting Space Exploration History of Rocket Failures and Triumph
by Eric Berger
- List rank#10
- Price$18.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,731
FAQ
Is Patents & Inventions a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 185 reviews and sells for $16.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Patents & Inventions?
The median best seller has 185 reviews, and 41% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Patents & Inventions best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.91 and $21.46.
Can new books break into Patents & Inventions?
6% 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.