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Waste Management: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Waste Management, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $35.79, median 12 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.84 – $111 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Environmental (310), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $35.79 its median price beats 92% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 12 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Waste Management best sellers
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The Off-Grid Living Blueprint: Complete & Proven DIY Solutions to Achieve 100% Self-Sufficiency. Secure All Essential Resources, Fortify Your Home & Safeguard Your Family’s Future Through Any Crisis
by Jim K. Rockwell
- List rank#1
- Price$33.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews875
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The Humanure Handbook, 4th Edition: Shit in a Nutshell
by Joseph C. Jenkins
- List rank#2
- Price$23.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews548
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Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash
by Alexander Clapp
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews321
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Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have
by Tatiana Schlossberg
- List rank#4
- Price$11.97
- Rating4.4
- Reviews215
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The Biochar Handbook: A Practical Guide to Making and Using Bioactivated Charcoal
by Kelpie Wilson
- List rank#5
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews52
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Why Should I Recycle?: A Simple Introduction to Recycling for Children (Why Should I? Books)
by Jen Green
- List rank#6
- Price$8.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews363
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
by Rose George
- List rank#7
- Price$16.73
- Rating4.3
- Reviews457
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Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
by Adam Minter
- List rank#8
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews495
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Trashed: A Graphic Novel
by Derf Backderf
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews251
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The Compost Toilet Handbook
by Joseph C. Jenkins
- List rank#10
- Price$30.18
- Rating4.8
- Reviews54
FAQ
Is Waste Management a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 12 reviews and sells for $35.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Waste Management?
The median best seller has 12 reviews, and 83% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Waste Management best sellers cost?
The median price is $35.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.84 and $111.
Can new books break into Waste Management?
5% 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.