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Design & Construction (How-to & Home Improvements, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Design & Construction (How-to & Home Improvements, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 367 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.82 – $27.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 72% of Books categories: the median best seller has 367 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Design & Construction best sellers
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills (Back to Basics Guides)
- List rank#1
- Price$24.32
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,493
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The Art of Home: A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home
by Shea McGee
- List rank#2
- Price$27.04
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,415
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This Oak House: A Renovation Story with Interiors to Inspire Your Own Home
by Annie Meyers-Shyer
- List rank#3
- Price$33.80
- Rating4.6
- Reviews40
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Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More (Back to Basics Guides)
- List rank#4
- Price$27.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,077
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Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
by Brett L. Markham
- List rank#5
- Price$14.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,958
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Around the Table: Tables and Traditions for Gathering
by Shea McGee
- List rank#6
- Price$21.04
- Rating4.8
- Reviews190
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The Functional Home: A Practical Guide to Planning Intentional Living Spaces
by Julie Jones
- List rank#7
- Price$19.94
- Rating4.8
- Reviews88
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The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space
by Frida Ramstedt
- List rank#8
- Price$17.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,759
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The Lost Skills of Self-Reliance: 200+ Forgotten Survival, Homesteading, and Off-Grid Skills to Be Ready for Anything
- List rank#9
- Price$24.99
- Rating3.0
- Reviews36
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Live Beautiful
by Athena Calderone
- List rank#10
- Price$29.94
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,235
FAQ
Is Design & Construction a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 367 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Design & Construction?
The median best seller has 367 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Design & Construction best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.82 and $27.95.
Can new books break into Design & Construction?
5% 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.