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Home Improvement & Design: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Home Improvement & Design, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20.96, median 472 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 46/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.99 – $28.55 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 37% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 37% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Crafts, Hobbies & Home (2,008), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 36, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 Home Improvement & Design best sellers
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The Complete Amish Survival Manual: Break the Chains of Modern Slavery and Achieve Self-Sufficiency | Herbal Remedies, DIY Projects, Canning, Survival Skills, and Off-Grid Living
by Isaiah Schwartz
- List rank#1
- Price$36.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,443
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Prepare Your Home for a Sudden Grid-Down Situation: Take Self-Reliance to the Next Level with Proven Methods and Strategies to Survive a Grid-Down ... the Modern Family to Prepare for Any Crisis)
by Ted Riley
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,460
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills (Back to Basics Guides)
- List rank#3
- Price$24.32
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,493
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![The All-in-One Off-Grid Survival Manual: [10-in-1] How to Live Anywhere, Protect Your Fami book cover by Jackson Mitchell](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/717Gqje77DL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg)
The All-in-One Off-Grid Survival Manual: [10-in-1] How to Live Anywhere, Protect Your Family, and Stay Off the Radar | 300+ DIY Projects for Power, Water, Food, Home Defense, and Radio Communication
- List rank#4
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews213
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition: The Original Manual for Living Off the Land & Doing It Yourself (Homesteading & Off-Grid Survival)
by Carla Emery
- List rank#5
- Price$21.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,264
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The Prepper’s Survival Bible: Your Complete Guide to Surviving Any Crises & Disasters. Bug-In & Bug-Out, Food & Water Prep, Off-Grid Living, Homesteading, Urban Survival, Bushcraft & More!
by Morgan J. Kepler
- List rank#6
- Price$23.51
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,550
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The Forgotten Skills of Independence: 200+ Lost Survival, Homesteading & Off-Grid Skills to Become Fully Self-Sufficient
- List rank#7
- 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#8
- 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#9
- Price$40
- Reviews-
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How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
by KC Davis LPC
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,583
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: How-to & Home Improvements
FAQ
Is Home Improvement & Design a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 46/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 472 reviews and sells for $20.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Home Improvement & Design?
The median best seller has 472 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Home Improvement & Design best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $28.55.
Can new books break into Home Improvement & Design?
37% 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.