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Scientific Instruments (Experiments, Instruments & Measurement, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Scientific Instruments (Experiments, Instruments & Measurement, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.45, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Experiments, Instruments & Measurement (98), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 90% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 4 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Scientific Instruments best sellers
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#1
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Scientific American November 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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How to Find a Higgs Boson—and Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small
by Ivo van Vulpen
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews36
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Scientific American May 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Scientific American July/August 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8
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Scientific American 14th April 2026
- List rank#8
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11
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Drone Thermography for Beginners 2026: The Practical Field Guide to Thermal Drone Inspections, Solar Panels, Roofs, Image Interpretation, Field Workflows, ... Reports (Ashwick Exam Prep Series™)
by James R. Holloway
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews20
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Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,334
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FAQ
Is Scientific Instruments a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $7.45.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scientific Instruments?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 84% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scientific Instruments best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.45; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Scientific Instruments?
8% 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.