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Science & Medicine: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Science & Medicine, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.40, median 1,056 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.49 – $13.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,056 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.40 its median price beats 89% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Science & Medicine best sellers
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by John Green
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,568
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,472
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,017
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The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
by DK
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,890
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr., MD
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,000
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#7
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,142
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Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up
by David Byrne
- List rank#10
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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FAQ
Is Science & Medicine a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,056 reviews and sells for $10.40.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science & Medicine?
The median best seller has 1,056 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science & Medicine best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.40; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.49 and $13.99.
Can new books break into Science & Medicine?
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.