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Physics (Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Physics (Science & Medicine, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 180 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $13.87 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Science & Medicine (1,056), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $13.87, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Physics best sellers
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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Relativity: The Special And The General Theory
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,802
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Rhodes
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,188
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American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER
by Kai Bird
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,088
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,327
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The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
by David Wootton
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews385
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
by David Deutsch
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,413
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The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, & the Birth of the Modern World
- List rank#9
- Price$10.44
- Rating4.5
- Reviews663
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Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler
by Philip Ball
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews91
FAQ
Is Physics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 180 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Physics?
The median best seller has 180 reviews, and 42% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Physics best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $13.87.
Can new books break into Physics?
9% 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.