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Plants (Nature & Ecology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Plants (Nature & Ecology, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.00, median 1,192 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.36 – $20.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,192 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Plants best sellers
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- List rank#1
- Price$16.05
- Rating4.7
- Reviews23,680
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The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants | book
by U.S. Department of the Army
- List rank#2
- Price$8.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,530
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
- List rank#3
- Price$11
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,555
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Ultimate SAS Survival Handbook Deluxe Edition: The Classic Guide to Surviving Anywhere
- List rank#4
- Price$31.48
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- List rank#5
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,832
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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods
by Thomas Elias
- List rank#6
- Price$23.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,998
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Happy Snacking, Don't Die!: Foraging and Vegan Recipes with Black Forager (A Cookbook)
by Alexis Nikole Nelson
- List rank#7
- Price$31.36
- Rating5.0
- Reviews170
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
by Zoë Schlanger
- List rank#8
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,870
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Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition―A Field Guide to Discovering Nature's Remedies in Eastern and Central North America
by Steven Foster
- List rank#9
- Price$16.03
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,580
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
by Merlin Sheldrake
- List rank#10
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,093
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Plants
FAQ
Is Plants a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,192 reviews and sells for $16.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Plants?
The median best seller has 1,192 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Plants best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.36 and $20.19.
Can new books break into Plants?
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.