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Design History & Criticism: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Design History & Criticism, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.64, median 181 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.72 – $30.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Decorative Arts & Design (728), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $12.72 to $30.82, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Design History & Criticism best sellers
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Little Book of Louis Vuitton: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House (Little Books of Fashion)
by Karen Homer
- List rank#1
- Price$11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,620
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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition
by Don Norman
- List rank#2
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,658
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Little Book of Dior (Little Books of Fashion)
by Karen Homer
- List rank#3
- Price$9.04
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,154
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Tom Ford
by Tom Ford
- List rank#4
- Price$95.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews7,589
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Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion ― A Guide to Dressing Well for Men
by Alan Flusser
- List rank#5
- Price$30.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews901
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Fashion, New Edition: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
by DK
- List rank#6
- Price$17.84
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,115
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The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
by Adam Moss
- List rank#7
- Price$20.28
- Rating4.6
- Reviews487
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GUCCI: The Making Of
by Frida Giannini
- List rank#8
- Price$49.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,625
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Die Fläche: Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession, 1902–1911
by Diane V. Silverthorne
- List rank#9
- Price$51
- Rating4.9
- Reviews67
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Little Book of Prada (Little Books of Fashion)
by Laia Farran Graves
- List rank#10
- Price$9.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,077
FAQ
Is Design History & Criticism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 181 reviews and sells for $17.64.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Design History & Criticism?
The median best seller has 181 reviews, and 34% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Design History & Criticism best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.64; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.72 and $30.82.
Can new books break into Design History & Criticism?
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.