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Estimating (Construction, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Estimating (Construction, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.2 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).

20Opportunity / 100
$9.99Median price
2Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.99 – $53.39
Average rating4.2
New releases (90 days)14%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Construction (66), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.99 to $53.39, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Estimating best sellers

  1. The High-Growth Contractor: The No-BS Blueprint to Go From $500K to $1M, $10M, and Beyond  book cover by Justin Smith

    The High-Growth Contractor: The No-BS Blueprint to Go From $500K to $1M, $10M, and Beyond (The Operator's Playbook Library)

    by Justin Smith

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews42

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  2. Construction Project Management & Estimating for Beginners: [2 in 1] From Estimates to Exe book cover by Jack Miller

    Construction Project Management & Estimating for Beginners: [2 in 1] From Estimates to Execution - Mastering Project Bids, Estimating Techniques and Management Essentials for New Professionals

    by Jack Miller

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews174

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  3. Flat-Rate Pricing for Trade Contractors: Build a Profitable Pricebook From Your Own Number book cover by Evan Westmark

    Flat-Rate Pricing for Trade Contractors: Build a Profitable Pricebook From Your Own Numbers for HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical Service

    by Evan Westmark

    • List rank#3
    • Price$9.99
    • Reviews-

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  4. Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job book cover by Leon Rogers

    Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job

    by Leon Rogers

    • List rank#4
    • Price$29.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews41

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  5. Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates (Construction Careers S book cover by P.D. Mason

    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates (Construction Careers Series)

    by P.D. Mason

    • List rank#5
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews195

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  6. Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work book cover by Martin Brook

    Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work

    by Martin Brook

    • List rank#6
    • Price$50.91
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews38

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  7. Construction Project Management 101: For Beginners & New Graduates 2024 Student Edition (C book cover by P.D. Mason

    Construction Project Management 101: For Beginners & New Graduates 2024 Student Edition (Construction Careers Series)

    by P.D. Mason

    • List rank#7
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.1
    • Reviews103

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  8. Construction Estimating for Your First Jobs: A Beginner's Worked-Example Guide to Quantity book cover by Warren Holtby

    Construction Estimating for Your First Jobs: A Beginner's Worked-Example Guide to Quantity Takeoffs, Labor, Waste, Overhead, Markup, Bid Review, and Avoiding Costly Estimating Mistakes

    by Warren Holtby

    • List rank#8
    • Price$4.99
    • Reviews-

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  9. Multifamily Construction Field Operations Toolkit: The complete guide to unlocking 1% cost book cover by J.P.  Feyte

    Multifamily Construction Field Operations Toolkit: The complete guide to unlocking 1% cost savings (Field Operations series)

    by J.P. Feyte

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  10. Construction Equipment Management book cover by John E. Schaufelberger

    Construction Equipment Management

    by John E. Schaufelberger

    • List rank#10
    • Price$99.74
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews13

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FAQ

Is Estimating a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $9.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Estimating?

The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 96% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Estimating best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $53.39.

Can new books break into Estimating?

14% 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.