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Hardware & DIY: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Hardware & DIY, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20.94, median 152 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.77 – $30.53 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Computers & Technology (2,546), one of the easier corners under it.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Hardware & DIY best sellers
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Chip War: The Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical Technology
by Chris Miller
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,041
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
by Max Tegmark
- List rank#2
- Price$9.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6,304
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CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, 2-Volume Set: Volume 1 Core 1 Exam 220-1201 and Volume 2 Core 2 Exam 220-1202 (Sybex Study Guide)
by Quentin Docter
- List rank#3
- Price$25.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews204
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Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A hands-on primer for the new electronics enthusiast
- List rank#4
- Price$19.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews961
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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BAMBU STUDIO (2026 EDITION): Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Slice, Configure Filament, Fix Common Failures, and Produce Professional-Quality Multi-colored 3D Prints
by Jason Mercer
- List rank#5
- Price$20.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9
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Artificial Intelligence For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
by John Paul Mueller
- List rank#6
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.3
- Reviews324
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Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Harnessing AI Agents to Reinvent Business, Work and Life
- List rank#7
- Price$19.80
- Rating4.4
- Reviews596
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Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
by Stuart Russell
- List rank#8
- Price$13.61
- Rating4.5
- Reviews885
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Windows 11 For Dummies, 2nd Edition
by Alan Simpson
- List rank#9
- Price$11.40
- Rating4.4
- Reviews716
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The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant
by Tae Kim
- List rank#10
- Price$16.65
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,373
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Hardware
FAQ
Is Hardware & DIY a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 152 reviews and sells for $20.94.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hardware & DIY?
The median best seller has 152 reviews, and 46% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hardware & DIY best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.94; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.77 and $30.53.
Can new books break into Hardware & DIY?
17% 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.