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Drafting & Mechanical Drawing (Mechanical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Drafting & Mechanical Drawing (Mechanical, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $23.75, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 35/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.33 – $47.43 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Mechanical (303), one of the easier corners under it.
- 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Drafting & Mechanical Drawing best sellers
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How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer
by Adrian Newey
- List rank#1
- Price$27.32
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9,040
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507 Mechanical Movements
by Henry T. Brown
- List rank#2
- Price$5.15
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,608
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Graph Paper Notebook 8.5 x 11 / 120 Pages / 4x4: Composition Exercise Book - Grid Paper 4 Squares per Inch - for School, Engineering Work, Drawing & ... Students (Notebooks for Education & Work)
by Lindsey Cristian
- List rank#3
- Price$6.45
- Rating4.8
- Reviews365
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
by Henry Petroski
- List rank#4
- Price$10.50
- Rating4.5
- Reviews552
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Graph Paper Composition Notebook: Grid Paper Notebook, Quad Ruled, 100 Sheets (Large, 8.5 x 11) (Graph Paper Notebooks)
by Joyful Journals
- List rank#5
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,043
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Blueprint: Blue Graph Paper Notebook: For Architectural Sketches, Technical Drawings, and Creative Designs
by Paper Joy
- List rank#6
- Price$12
- Rating3.9
- Reviews33
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Practical Mechanics For Inventors
by Pedro Portugal
- List rank#7
- Price$21.84
- Rating3.4
- Reviews3
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Drawing Physics: 2,600 Years of Discovery From Thales to Higgs
by Don S. Lemons
- List rank#8
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews90
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3D Spatial Reasoning Puzzle Book: A Visual Thinking Workbook to Build Spatial Reasoning from 2D to 3D Views
by Sen B
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews13
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Autodesk Fusion 360 for Beginners, Step-by-Step: Design, Print, and Fix Real Parts: The CAD, 3D Modeling, and 3D Printing Guide for Makers, Hobbyists, and Students, Matched to Your Screen Today
by Hugo Trent
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews52
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FAQ
Is Drafting & Mechanical Drawing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 35/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $23.75.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Drafting & Mechanical Drawing?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Drafting & Mechanical Drawing best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.75; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.33 and $47.43.
Can new books break into Drafting & Mechanical Drawing?
22% 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.