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Science & Technology (Biography, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Science & Technology (Biography, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.99, median 16 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Biography (1,406), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 75% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 16 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Science & Technology best sellers
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Guinness World Records Gamer's 2020 (Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition)
- List rank#1
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,846
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Albert Einstein: And the Frontiers of Physics (Oxford Portraits in Science)
by Jeremy Bernstein
- List rank#2
- Price$9.59
- Rating3.7
- Reviews6
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Archimedes and the Door of Science
by Jeanne Bendick
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews584
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The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews159
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Galileo and the Magic Numbers
by Sidney Rosen
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews311
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The Compass: A Novel
by Sunil Mehta
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews50
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Awesome Women In Science & Math - Book One: Inspiring Stories Of Those That Who Made A Difference
by Peggy Hadley
- List rank#7
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews61
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The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World
by Mike Winchell
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews122
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Alan Turing - The Genius Who Spoke the Language of Machines: Amazing facts for curious minds (The Power of Curiosity Book 3)
by Emily A. Jordan
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Reviews-
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Forces of Nature: The 10 Greatest Physicists Who Unlocked the Universe : Galileo to Hawking · Relativity, Quantum Mechanics & Beyond · 15 Experiments · 400-Year Timeline (Great Minds Series Book 2)
by Ksk Media
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Science & Technology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 16 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science & Technology?
The median best seller has 16 reviews, and 79% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science & Technology best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.05.
Can new books break into Science & Technology?
4% 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.