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Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $74.97, median 18 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $47.89 – $123 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Clinical (312), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $74.97 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 18 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine best sellers
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Marino's The ICU Book: Print + eBook with Updates
by Paul Marino
- List rank#1
- Price$112
- Rating4.1
- Reviews105
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Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple
by Michael Donahoe M.D.
- List rank#2
- Price$59.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews748
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Marino's The Little ICU Book
by Samuel M. Galvagno Jr. DO PhD FCCM
- List rank#3
- Price$74.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13
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HESI A2 Full Study Guide 3rd Edition: Complete Subject Review, 3 Full Practice Tests, 900 Realistic Questions, Online Flashcards, 100 video lessons
by Smart Edition
- List rank#4
- Price$31.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews733
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West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials
by John B. West MD PhD DSc
- List rank#5
- Price$51.36
- Rating4.6
- Reviews41
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Principles And Practice of Mechanical Ventilation, Third Edition
by Martin J. Tobin
- List rank#6
- Price$356
- Rating4.6
- Reviews71
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TSRA Review of Cardiothoracic Surgery (3rd Edition)
by Alexander A. Brescia MD MSc
- List rank#7
- Price$39.19
- Rating4.3
- Reviews24
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The Washington Manual of Critical Care
by Marin Kollef MD
- List rank#8
- Price$93.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews43
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Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine, volume 1 to 4
by Jean-Louis Vincent
- List rank#9
- Price$1,800
- Rating3.1
- Reviews30
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Marino's The Little ICU Book
by Paul L. Marino MD PhD FCCM
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,157
FAQ
Is Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18 reviews and sells for $74.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine?
The median best seller has 18 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine best sellers cost?
The median price is $74.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $47.89 and $123.
Can new books break into Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine?
10% 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.