Books > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Writing > Journalism & Nonfiction  

Monthly median sales (top 30)
$2,310
  The median book price
$11.79
Bestseller's daily sales
23
50th book's daily sales
1
Average number of pages per book
306
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
No

Performance tracking

Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published

Matching KDP categories

education & reference > reference > writing skills
47.81%
nonfiction > law > legal writing
47.43%
nonfiction > technology & engineering > technical writing
42.43%
nonfiction > computers > documentation & technical writing
42.43%

Keyword requirement

Best selling keywords  

Median title & subtitle length is 9 words:

  • Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
  • Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
  • The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
  • The Best American Travel Writing 2016 (The Best American Series)
  • Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails
  • Indie success
  • 30%
  • Volatility
  • 100%
  • New releases
  • 0%
  • KDP Select
  • 16.67%

Extract of the best seller list's front page

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>Mary Roach

 1454

#3,024

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>Mary Roach

 2323

#6,049

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>Dean Nelson

 203

#75,982

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>Batya Ungar-Sargon

 481

#96,978

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>Michael Finkel

 1555

#117,904

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>Eric Burns

 54

Front-page bestsellers:

  Book title Author Publisher Absolute rank Monthly sales volume Price Amazon stars Amazon reviews
1   Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Mary Roach Self published N/A N/A $-1.00 1,454
2   Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition 3,024 $3,432 $2.99 2,323
3   Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone like a Pro Dean Nelson HarperAudio 6,049 N/A $-1.00 203
4   Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion Gary Webb Audible Studios 9,135 $10,271 $30.57 706
5   Mama Yo Quiero Escuchar Tu Historia: Mamá Cuentame de Ti, El Diario Orientado De Una Madre Para Compartir Su Vida y Su Cariño (Spanish Edition) Enduring Tales Publishing Self published 9,418 $3,689 $10.98 15
6   The Associated Press Stylebook: 2024-2026 The Associated Press Self published 9,802 $5,483 $16.32 131
7   Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All William Zinsser Self published 12,286 $304 $0.99 976
8   The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Michael Lewis W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition 17,539 $2,278 $10.17 16,646
9   The Best American Travel Writing 2016 (The Best American Series) Bill Bryson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 19,776 $445 $1.99 199
10   Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails Sharyl Attkisson Harper 21,805 $3,332 $17.00 421
11   50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People that Shaped Our Culture Rolling Stone LLC ABRAMS 23,766 $593 $3.03 589
12   Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Benjamin Hall Harper 27,323 $2,864 $17.05 5,452
13   On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR Steve Oney (starred review) 28,764 $4,512 $26.86 12
14   Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Anne Lamott Anchor; 1st edition 32,092 $1,398 $9.99 8,765
15   Guadalcanal Diary Richard Tregaskis Self published 35,023 $334 $2.99 3,204

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