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Waves & Wave Mechanics (Physics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Waves & Wave Mechanics (Physics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.25, median 72 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.00 – $35.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Physics (1,850), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.00 to $35.95, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Waves & Wave Mechanics best sellers
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Six Impossible Things: The Mystery of the Quantum World
by John Gribbin
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews142
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Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,766
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles
by Carl J. Pratt
- List rank#5
- Price$15.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,196
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library)
- List rank#7
- Price$11.23
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,104
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The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
- List rank#8
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,972
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Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe ― A Down-to-Earth History of Math and Real-World Solutions
- List rank#9
- Price$14.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,539
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Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension
by Michio Kaku
- List rank#10
- Price$9.57
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,518
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FAQ
Is Waves & Wave Mechanics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 72 reviews and sells for $19.25.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Waves & Wave Mechanics?
The median best seller has 72 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Waves & Wave Mechanics best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.25; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.00 and $35.95.
Can new books break into Waves & Wave Mechanics?
10% 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.