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Science & Technology (Education & Reference, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Science & Technology (Education & Reference, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 312 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.08 – $7.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 74% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 312 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.08 to $7.98, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Science & Technology best sellers
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The Affinity Collector: A Fantasy Isekai LitRPG Series (Octaeteris Cycle Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,635
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Guinness World Records Gamer's 2020 (Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition)
- List rank#2
- Price-
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,846
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What Do We Know About the Solar System? (Earth, Space, & Beyond)
by Ian Graham
- List rank#3
- Price$6.24
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Big Book of Funny Memes 1 (Funny Dank Memes To Relate To)
by Meme Master
- List rank#4
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews787
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Phantom of the Haunted Bog: A LitRPG Adventure (The Lone Wanderer Book 2)
by K. Georgiades aka PathOfPen
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,467
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Guinness World Records Wild Things
- List rank#6
- Price-
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews16,280
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Dinosaurs: and Other Prehistoric Creatures
by Matt Sewell
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews84
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Knowledge Encyclopedia - Inventions and Discoveries
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,078
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Unexpected Healer: A Fantasy LitRPG Isekai Adventure (Earthen Contenders Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,628
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Science & Technology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 312 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Science & Technology?
The median best seller has 312 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Science & Technology best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.08 and $7.98.
Can new books break into Science & Technology?
7% 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.