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Physical (Anthropology, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Physical (Anthropology, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 90 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.62 – $15.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Anthropology (903), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $11.99 its median price beats 93% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $6.62 to $15.00, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Physical best sellers
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
- List rank#1
- Price$20.50
- Rating4.6
- Reviews656
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The Origin of Species
- List rank#2
- Price$0.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,128
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Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
by Lewis Dartnell
- List rank#3
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,249
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The Anthropology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
by DK
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews38
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Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World
by M. R. O'Connor
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews197
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First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human
by Jeremy DeSilva
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews539
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: The multi-million copy bestseller
- List rank#7
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,000
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Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture
by Chip Colwell
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews105
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Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth
by Chris Stringer
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews619
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Not by Bread Alone
by Vilhjamur Stefansson
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews85
FAQ
Is Physical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 90 reviews and sells for $11.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Physical?
The median best seller has 90 reviews, and 53% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Physical best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.62 and $15.00.
Can new books break into Physical?
7% 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.