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Petroleum (Engineering, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Petroleum (Engineering, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.99 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Engineering (366), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 18 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Petroleum best sellers
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,723
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The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,174
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
by Alex Epstein
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,963
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Deepwater Deception: The Truth about the Tragic Blowout & Perversion of American Justice
by Robert Kaluza
- List rank#5
- Price$12.34
- Rating4.1
- Reviews20
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The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy
by Gary Sernovitz
- List rank#6
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews101
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Fire in the Night
by Stephen McGinty
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews569
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El cártel negro: Cómo el crimen organizado se ha apoderado de Pemex (Spanish Edition)
by Ana Lilia Pérez
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews576
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Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order
by F. William Engdahl
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews186
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Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Industry for Beginners
by Samir Dalvi
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews146
FAQ
Is Petroleum a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Petroleum?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Petroleum best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.99 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Petroleum?
12% 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.