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Seismic Design: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Seismic Design, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $73.62, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $49.36 – $100 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Civil & Environmental (310), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $73.62 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Seismic Design best sellers
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FE Civil Exam Prep: A Complete PE-Backed Review & Practice Guide Built Around the FE Reference Handbook | INCLUDES Workbook (3,100+ Practice Problems & Detailed Solutions) and CBT Exam Simulator
by FP Institute
- List rank#1
- Price$38.30
- Rating4.7
- Reviews120
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FE Civil Exam Prep: Know Why, Not Just What — From Core Theory to Full Practice Exams in One Book — So You Walk In Ready, Understand Every Answer, and Pass on Your First Attempt
by Ronnie L. Miles
- List rank#2
- Price$32.73
- Rating4.9
- Reviews31
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The Essential Guide to Passing the Structural Civil PE Exam Written in the form of Questions: 160 CBT Questions Every PE Candidate Must Answer
by Dr Jacob Petro PE
- List rank#3
- Price$94.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews96
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The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
by Henry Fountain
- List rank#4
- Price$16.23
- Rating4.4
- Reviews582
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Drift-Driven Design of Buildings: Mete Sozen’s Works on Earthquake Engineering
by Santiago Pujol
- List rank#5
- Price$102
- Rating5.0
- Reviews3
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FE Civil Exam Prep: The Most Complete Study Guide with 1500+ Practice Problems, Detailed Solutions, In-Depth Reviews, and 4 Practice Exams to Get Ready in No Time and Pass with Confidence
by Learnova
- List rank#6
- Price$44.16
- Rating4.2
- Reviews408
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
by Steven L. Kramer
- List rank#7
- Price$84.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews21
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PE STRUCTURAL (SE) PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS - LATERAL DEPTH (BUILDINGS): Practice Exam Questions with Full Solutions for the NCEES PE Structural Engineering (SE) Exam
by School of SE
- List rank#8
- Price$54.06
- Rating2.0
- Reviews1
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Textbook: Site Response, Liquefaction, and Seismic Slope Stability for Practicing Engineers
by John M. King
- List rank#9
- Price$65.30
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Rumbling Earth
by CP Rajendran
- List rank#10
- Price$21
- Rating4.4
- Reviews16
FAQ
Is Seismic Design a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $73.62.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Seismic Design?
The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 92% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Seismic Design best sellers cost?
The median price is $73.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $49.36 and $100.
Can new books break into Seismic Design?
14% 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.