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Do-It-Yourself (How-to & Home Improvements, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Do-It-Yourself (How-to & Home Improvements, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.99, median 301 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.04 – $27.60 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 90% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 48% of the parent category How-to & Home Improvements (632), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Do-It-Yourself best sellers
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The Forgotten Skills of Independence: 200+ Lost Survival, Homesteading & Off-Grid Skills to Become Fully Self-Sufficient
- List rank#1
- Price$23.66
- Rating4.5
- Reviews28
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A Dirty Guide to a Clean Home: Housekeeping Hacks You Can't Live Without
by Melissa Dilkes Pateras
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews357
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Wirecutter: How to Clean Everything: Tested Advice for Taking Care of Your Home (and Stuff)
- List rank#3
- Price$40
- Reviews-
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The Complete Off-Grid Survival Manual: Step-by-Step DIY Projects to Gain Freedom, Secure Supplies, Protect Your Home, and Keep Your Loved Ones Safe — Without Expensive Tools or Complex Skills
- List rank#4
- Price$31.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews276
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Homemaking with Babs: Tips and Tricks for Making a House a Home
- List rank#5
- Price$26.60
- Rating4.9
- Reviews259
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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#6
- Price$27.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,077
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The Big Encyclopedia of Lost Skills: The Illustrated Guide to Total Independence | 300+ Forgotten Secrets & Step-by-Step Projects to Power, Water, Feed, Shelter and Protect Your Family
- List rank#7
- Price$33.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15
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The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide
by John Seymour
- List rank#8
- Price$33.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,675
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Ultimate Guide Wiring, Updated 10th Edition: Meets Current National Electrical Code Standards (Creative Homeowner) DIY Residential Electrical Installations and Repairs - Diagrams and Step-by-Step
by Editors of Creative Homeowner
- List rank#9
- Price$23.29
- Rating4.6
- Reviews520
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The Ultimate Prepper's Survival Bible: 35 in 1: The Definitive Guide to Surviving Any Crisis with Expert Strategies for Prepping, Gear, First Aid, Food Storage, Water Filtration, Self Defense & More
by Thomas Jaden
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews352
FAQ
Is Do-It-Yourself a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 301 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Do-It-Yourself?
The median best seller has 301 reviews, and 29% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Do-It-Yourself best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.04 and $27.60.
Can new books break into Do-It-Yourself?
20% 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.