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Science: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Science, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $51.55, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $21.45 – $65.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Bibliographies & Indexes (204), 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.
- At $51.55 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Science best sellers
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Concise Guide to APA Style: 7th Edition (OFFICIAL)
by American Psychological Association
- List rank#1
- Price$29.21
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,796
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The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Skills for Scholars)
by Laura Portwood-Stacer
- List rank#2
- Price$16.70
- Rating4.8
- Reviews104
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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia – From Ancient Greece to Wikipedia: Revealing Britannica, Einstein, and the Human Quest
- List rank#4
- Price$10.98
- Rating4.3
- Reviews89
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The Botanists' Library: The most important botanical books in history (Libri Historici)
by Carolyn Fry
- List rank#5
- Price$21.40
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Anne McCaffrey Series Reading Order: Series List - In Order: Dragonriders of Pern series, Acorna series, Catteni sequence, Brainships, The Talent series, ... (Listastik Series Reading Order Book 21)
by Listastik
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews284
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Readers' Advisory for Children and 'Tweens
by Penny Peck
- List rank#7
- Price$48.36
- Reviews-
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Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life (Princeton Classics)
by Steven Shapin
- List rank#8
- Price$14.90
- Rating4.6
- Reviews66
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Anne McCaffrey Reading Order & Guide: Reading Order, Series Overview, Top Books & Recommendations (Next Chapter Guides)
by Next Chapter Guides
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews49
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My Life Among the Deathworks: Illustrations of the Aesthetics of Authority (Sacred Order / Social Order, Vol. 1)
by Philip Rieff
- List rank#10
- Price$64.25
- Rating4.6
- Reviews24
FAQ
Is Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $51.55.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 92% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $51.55; half of the best sellers are priced between $21.45 and $65.82.
Can new books break into Science?
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.