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Carpentry (How-to & Home Improvements, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Carpentry (How-to & Home Improvements, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 1, 2026: median price $9.99, median 58 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).

25Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
58Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.92 – $12.99
Average rating4.3
New releases (90 days)12%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.92 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Carpentry best sellers

  1. Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400 Square Feet  book cover by Derek Diedricksen

    Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400 Square Feet or Less

    by Derek Diedricksen

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews543

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  2. Woodworking Projects for True Beginners: 50 Step-by-Step Builds with Exact Cut Lists, Simp book cover by William James

    Woodworking Projects for True Beginners: 50 Step-by-Step Builds with Exact Cut Lists, Simple Diagrams, Basic Tools, Safety Tips, and Foolproof Finishes (William James Guides)

    by William James

    • List rank#2
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews15

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  3. The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Pl book cover by Creek Stewart

    The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place

    by Creek Stewart

    • List rank#3
    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,227

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  4. Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You need to Design, Build and Create book cover by Taunton Press

    Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You need to Design, Build and Create

    by Taunton Press

    • List rank#4
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews260

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  5. Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures (Complete Illustrated Guides) book cover by Sandor Nagyszalanczy

    Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures (Complete Illustrated Guides)

    by Sandor Nagyszalanczy

    • List rank#5
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews166

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  6. The Essential Skills of Self-Reliance: 200 Skills with Illustrated Pictures for Growing Fo book cover by Ethel Branton

    The Essential Skills of Self-Reliance: 200 Skills with Illustrated Pictures for Growing Food, Cooking from Scratch, Preserving the Harvest, Mending, Repairing, and Preparing for the Unexpected

    by Ethel Branton

    • List rank#6
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  7. The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create book cover by Spike Carlsen

    The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the ... and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

    by Spike Carlsen

    • List rank#7
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews955

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  8. Teds Woodworking Plans Review – Know About 16000+ Ted’s Woodworking Plans & Access 10 Wood book cover by Anil Vj

    Teds Woodworking Plans Review – Know About 16000+ Ted’s Woodworking Plans & Access 10 Wooden Toy Plan Inside! Must Read Before Buying Ted’s 16000+ Woodworking Plans!

    by Anil Vj

    • List rank#8
    • Price$0.99
    • Reviews-

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  9. Woodworking Projects for Beginners Designed Around Real Beginners: Follow Visual Instructi book cover by Hanley Munoz

    Woodworking Projects for Beginners Designed Around Real Beginners: Follow Visual Instructions, Use Practical Tools, and Build Useful Creations Without Feeling Overwhelmed or Unsafe

    by Hanley Munoz

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews39

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  10. Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters (Dover C book cover by D.C. Beard

    Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters (Dover Crafts: Building & Construction)

    by D.C. Beard

    • List rank#10
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews972

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FAQ

Is Carpentry a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 58 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Carpentry?

The median best seller has 58 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Carpentry best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.92 and $12.99.

Can new books break into Carpentry?

12% 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.