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Surgery (Clinical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Surgery (Clinical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $86.78, median 32 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 36/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $49.66 – $154 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category Clinical (312), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $86.78 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $49.66 to $154, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Surgery best sellers
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Medical Terminology: The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms: Second Edition
by David Andersson
- List rank#1
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,045
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Marino's The ICU Book: Print + eBook with Updates
by Paul Marino
- List rank#2
- Price$112
- Rating4.1
- Reviews105
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Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
by Mary Roach
- List rank#3
- Price$14.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,491
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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Volume 1 & 2)
by Niklas Lidströmer
- List rank#4
- Price$1,300
- Rating3.2
- Reviews15
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Surgical Recall
by Lorne Blackbourne
- List rank#5
- Price$63.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews34
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Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist: A Positive Care Approach (MindTap Course List)
by Association of Surgical Technologists
- List rank#6
- Price$115
- Rating4.9
- Reviews81
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Suture like a Surgeon: A Doctor’s Guide to Surgical Knots and Suturing Techniques used in the Departments of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine
- List rank#7
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,090
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The ABSITE Review
by STEVEN MARK FISER
- List rank#8
- Price$65.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews25
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Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes, Seventh Edition: Pocket-Sized Review for the Surgical Clerkship and Shelf Exams (USMLE Prep)
by Dr. Carlos Pestana
- List rank#9
- Price$32.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews83
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Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery
by Robert M. Bojar
- List rank#10
- Price$47.94
- Rating4.8
- Reviews305
Subcategories
FAQ
Is Surgery a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 36/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 32 reviews and sells for $86.78.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Surgery?
The median best seller has 32 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Surgery best sellers cost?
The median price is $86.78; half of the best sellers are priced between $49.66 and $154.
Can new books break into Surgery?
9% 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.