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Research & Development: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Research & Development, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 135 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.00 – $27.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Processes & Infrastructure (3,118), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Research & Development best sellers
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews10,014
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan
- List rank#2
- Price$16.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,341
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The Grid: The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)
by Matt Watkinson
- List rank#3
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews148
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Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
by Dan Ariely
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,466
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Power: Why Some People Have It―and Others Don't
by Jeffrey Pfeffer
- List rank#5
- Price$17.68
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,101
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The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews574
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Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products That Create Customer Value and Business Value
by Teresa Torres
- List rank#7
- Price$15.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,757
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The 2-Day CEO
by Skylar Lewis
- List rank#8
- Price$16.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews107
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Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice ― Clayton Christensen's Groundbreaking Jobs-to-Be-Done Business Guide
- List rank#9
- Price$15.10
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,846
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For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
by Nathan Vardi
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews735
FAQ
Is Research & Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 135 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Research & Development?
The median best seller has 135 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Research & Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.00 and $27.99.
Can new books break into Research & Development?
1% 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.