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Carpentry (How-to & Home Improvements, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Carpentry (How-to & Home Improvements, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.29, median 353 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.85 – $24.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 353 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Carpentry best sellers
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The Back Forty Book of Lost Skills: 200+ Illustrated Skills Our Grandparents Knew | Step-by-Step Projects for Homesteading, Food Preservation, Off-Grid Living & Complete Independence
- List rank#1
- Price$18.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14
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The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction
by Larry Haun
- List rank#2
- Price$17.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,438
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The Complete Do-it-Yourself Manual (Family Handyman)
by Editors Of Family Handyman
- List rank#3
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,002
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Illustrated Cabinetmaking: How to Design and Construct Furniture That Works - Over 1300 Drawings & Diagrams for Drawers, Tables, Beds, Bookcases, Cabinets, Joints & Subassemblies
by Bill Hylton
- List rank#4
- Price$20.32
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,322
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Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop's Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery
by Nick Offerman
- List rank#5
- Price$17.84
- Rating4.6
- Reviews237
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Bookcases, Cabinets & Built-Ins: The Maker's Guide to Custom Storage
by Editors of Fine Homebuilding
- List rank#6
- Price$15.76
- Rating4.4
- Reviews566
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Roof Framer's Bible: The Complete Pocket Reference to Roof Framing 2nd Edition
by Barry D. Mussell
- List rank#7
- Price$29.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews634
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Understanding Wood Finishing, 3rd Revised Edition: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical Guide with 350 Photos and 40 Reference Tables for Furniture and Cabinets
by Bob Flexner
- List rank#8
- Price$21.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews468
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Bob Lang's The Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, Revised Edition: Shop Drawings and Professional Methods for Designing and Constructing Every Kind of Kitchen and Built-In Cabinet (Fox Chapel Publishing)
by Robert W. Lang
- List rank#9
- Price$18.82
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,142
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A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery & Design Essentials for Building Traditional Timber Frames
by Steve Chappell
- List rank#10
- Price$28.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews353
FAQ
Is Carpentry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 353 reviews and sells for $19.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Carpentry?
The median best seller has 353 reviews, and 20% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Carpentry best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.85 and $24.99.
Can new books break into Carpentry?
9% 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.