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Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology (Industries, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology (Industries, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 70 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.75 – $27.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Industries (1,322), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology best sellers
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
- List rank#1
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14,285
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Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance
by Laura Delano
- List rank#2
- Price$17.45
- Rating4.5
- Reviews363
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No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
by Gardiner Harris
- List rank#3
- Price$15.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,904
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The Importance of Being Unreasonable: Building a Company on the Frontiers of Science and Medicine
by John Maraganore
- List rank#4
- Price$35
- Reviews-
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Health Recoded: Your Guide to Intelligent Healthcare
by Annu Navani
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails ― An Investigative Journalist's Look at the Drug Industry
by Sharyl Attkisson
- List rank#6
- Price$13.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews633
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
by Robert Whitaker
- List rank#7
- Price$12.28
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,490
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For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
by Nathan Vardi
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews735
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
by Beth Macy
- List rank#9
- Price$14.28
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,266
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The Age of Cures: How American Scientists Saved Your Life
by Barry Werth
- List rank#10
- Price$21.72
- Rating3.0
- Reviews10
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FAQ
Is Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 70 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology?
The median best seller has 70 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.75 and $27.98.
Can new books break into Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology?
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.