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Reference (Medical Books › Nursing, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Reference (Medical Books › Nursing, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $39.38, median 34 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $20.99 – $65.78 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Nursing (358), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $39.38 its median price beats 93% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $20.99 to $65.78, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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2026 Lippincott Pocket Drug Guide for Nurses
by REBECCA TUCKER
- List rank#1
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews147
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Medical Terminology: The Basics: a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (Quick Study Academic)
- List rank#2
- Price$8.34
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,269
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The Practitioner's Pocket Pal: A "Made Ridiculously Simple" Rapid Medical Reference
by Jim Hancock
- List rank#3
- Price$34.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews959
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Nursing TEAS 7: QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide
by Julie Henry RN MPA
- List rank#4
- Price$7.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,613
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Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple: Color Edition
by Aaron Berkowitz M.D. Ph.D.
- List rank#5
- Price$37.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,506
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DSM 5 TR [Kindle Edition] Mental Disorders: Diagnostic handbook and Statistical Manual from dsm-5-tr 5th edition: Includes the fully revised text and references updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10
by Peter Helleno
- List rank#6
- Price$28.99
- Rating1.9
- Reviews15
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Nursing 2027-2028 Drug Handbook
by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- List rank#7
- Price$56.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews11
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Saunders 2026-2027 Clinical Judgment and Test-Taking Strategies: Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX® Exam
by Linda Anne Silvestri PhD RN ANEF FAAN
- List rank#8
- Price$37.01
- Rating4.8
- Reviews63
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Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing – an Interprofessional Approach
by Debera J. Dunphy, Lynne M.; Winland-Brown, Jill E.; Porter, Brian Oscar; Thomas
- List rank#9
- Price$185
- Rating4.6
- Reviews149
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Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants
by Laura D. Rosenthal DNP RN ACNP-BC FAANP
- List rank#10
- Price$102
- Rating4.7
- Reviews78
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FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 34 reviews and sells for $39.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 34 reviews, and 69% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $39.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $20.99 and $65.78.
Can new books break into Reference?
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.