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Research & Theory (Nursing, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Research & Theory (Nursing, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $56.70, median 39 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).

24Opportunity / 100
$56.70Median price
39Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$29.99 – $74.98
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)5%
Books on the list98
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What stands out

  • At $56.70 its median price beats 99% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
  • Its median reviews are 45% of the parent category Nursing (88), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $29.99 to $74.98, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Research & Theory best sellers

  1. Polit & Beck's Essentials of Nursing Research book cover by Jane Flanagan

    Polit & Beck's Essentials of Nursing Research

    by Jane Flanagan

    • List rank#1
    • Price$91.19
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews3

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  2. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice book cover by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

    Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice

    by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk

    • List rank#2
    • Price$87.47
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews192

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  3. Fast Facts to Loving Your Research Project: A Stress-free Guide for Novice Researchers in  book cover by Brenda Marshall

    Fast Facts to Loving Your Research Project: A Stress-free Guide for Novice Researchers in Nursing and Healthcare

    by Brenda Marshall

    • List rank#3
    • Price$19.79
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews21

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  4. The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness book cover by Jerome Groopman

    The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

    by Jerome Groopman

    • List rank#4
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews309

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  5. Theoretical Basis for Nursing book cover by Melanie McEwan

    Theoretical Basis for Nursing

    by Melanie McEwan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$91.19
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews143

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  6. Understanding Nursing Research E-Book: Building an Evidence-Based Practice book cover by Susan K. Grove PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC

    Understanding Nursing Research E-Book: Building an Evidence-Based Practice

    by Susan K. Grove PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC

    • List rank#6
    • Price$85.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews61

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  7. Unitary Caring Science: Philosophy and Praxis of Nursing book cover by Jean Watson

    Unitary Caring Science: Philosophy and Praxis of Nursing

    by Jean Watson

    • List rank#7
    • Price$23.09
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews36

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  8. Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research - E-Book: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Gen book cover by Jennifer R. Gray PhD, RN, FAAN

    Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research - E-Book: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence

    by Jennifer R. Gray PhD, RN, FAAN

    • List rank#8
    • Price$82.58
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews4

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  9. Lectura crítica de la evidencia clínica (Spanish Edition) book cover by Juan Bautista Cabello López

    Lectura crítica de la evidencia clínica (Spanish Edition)

    by Juan Bautista Cabello López

    • List rank#9
    • Price$24.22
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews12

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  10. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE NURSING CARE ASSESSMENT AND CHARTING book cover by Priscilla  Davis

    THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE NURSING CARE ASSESSMENT AND CHARTING

    by Priscilla Davis

    • List rank#10
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating3.0
    • Reviews2

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Same niche in Books: Research & Theory

FAQ

Is Research & Theory a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 39 reviews and sells for $56.70.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Research & Theory?

The median best seller has 39 reviews, and 74% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Research & Theory best sellers cost?

The median price is $56.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $29.99 and $74.98.

Can new books break into Research & Theory?

5% 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.