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Specialties (Medical eBooks, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Specialties (Medical eBooks, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 1,042 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| 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 1,042 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Specialties best sellers
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Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,472
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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr., MD
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,000
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews85,515
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
- List rank#4
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,287
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When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews120,214
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Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office
by Shiya Ribowsky
- List rank#6
- Price$12.16
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,073
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews15,234
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All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes
by Sue Black DBE FRSE
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,376
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The Tennis Partner: A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss
- List rank#9
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,842
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Chair Yoga for Seniors over 60: Complete Guide to Feel 10 Years Younger in Just 10 Minutes a Day - Exercise Book for Toning & Weight Loss (Defy Aging at Home)
by Alex Harper
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,011
Subcategories
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation31
- Radiology28
- Psychiatry28
- Surgery28
- Anesthesiology27
- Pediatrics26
- Dermatology26
- Occupational & Industrial Medicine25
- Family & General Practice24
- Emergency Medicine24
- Obstetrics & Gynecology24
- Orthopedics24
- Otolaryngology23
- Pathology23
- Sleep Medicine22
- Ophthalmology22
- Sports Medicine21
- Preventive Medicine20
- Geriatrics20
FAQ
Is Specialties a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,042 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Specialties?
The median best seller has 1,042 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Specialties best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Specialties?
6% 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.