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Book Design: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Book Design, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.68, median 116 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.44 – $26.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Commercial (858), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $8.44 to $26.64, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Book Design best sellers
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Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making – An NYT Bestselling Entrepreneurship and Product Design Manual
by Tony Fadell
- List rank#1
- Price$16.61
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,860
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![Fun and Relaxing Activities for Adults: Puzzles for People with Dementia [Large-Print] (Ea book cover by Mighty Oak Books](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71TZXb-jUEL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
Fun and Relaxing Activities for Adults: Puzzles for People with Dementia [Large-Print] (Easy Activities)
by Mighty Oak Books
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,141
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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave
- List rank#3
- Price$19.53
- Rating4.8
- Reviews12,211
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CreateSpace Classics Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide: Learn Hand Lettering and Brush Lettering
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21,538
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Christmas Coloring Book For Adults: Large Print Winter Coloring Book For Adults Featuring Relaxing Winter Scenes, Beautiful Reindeer, Penguins, Santa Claus, Snowman, Stockings
by Alex Anderson
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews50
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Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers (German and English Edition)
by Josef Müller-Brockmann
- List rank#6
- Price$36.36
- Rating4.8
- Reviews992
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This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions
by Kelli Anderson
- List rank#7
- Price$24.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,033
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Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
by Grady Hendrix
- List rank#8
- Price$16.12
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,880
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The Lord Of The Rings Sketchbook: Oscar-winning designer Alan Lee shares 150+ sketches and concept art tracing Tolkien's world from page to Peter Jackson's films
by Alan Lee
- List rank#9
- Price$26
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,015
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Bookish: The Coloring Book (Art & Ephemera for Bookworms & Bibliophiles) (Dover Bookish Coloring Books)
by Dover Publications
- List rank#10
- Price$9.79
- Rating4.3
- Reviews34
FAQ
Is Book Design a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 116 reviews and sells for $19.68.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Book Design?
The median best seller has 116 reviews, and 48% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Book Design best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.68; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.44 and $26.64.
Can new books break into Book Design?
2% 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.