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Automotive (Engineering & Transportation, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Automotive (Engineering & Transportation, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.99, median 76 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 20% of the parent category Engineering & Transportation (380), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Automotive best sellers
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Civilian Roads, Military Minds: The Hidden Driving Risks that Veterans Carry Home
by Janelle Marie
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews31
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The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,528
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Car and Driver | Sept/Oct 2026
- List rank#3
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8
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Car and Driver | Nov/Dec 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1
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Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour and Twenty Years of Magic and Mayhem
by Andy Wilman
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,599
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Car and Driver 24th February 2026
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating3.5
- Reviews8
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Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us
by Chaya M. Milchtein
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews228
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Car and Driver | July/August 2026
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews22
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THE CLASSIC CAR DETECTIVE MYSTERIES: a seven book mystery box set full of twists and sharp turns
by AMY MYERS
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews148
Subcategories
Same niche in Books: Automotive
FAQ
Is Automotive a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 76 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Automotive?
The median best seller has 76 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Automotive best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Automotive?
11% 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.