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How-to & Home Improvements (Home Improvement & Design, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for How-to & Home Improvements (Home Improvement & Design, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.95, median 632 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 44/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.94 – $26.62 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 99 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has 632 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 How-to & Home Improvements best sellers
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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#1
- 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#2
- 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#3
- Price$29.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews213
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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#4
- Price$23.51
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,550
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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 Forgotten Skills of Independence: 200+ Lost Survival, Homesteading & Off-Grid Skills to Become Fully Self-Sufficient
- List rank#6
- 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#7
- 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#8
- 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#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,583
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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#10
- Price$31.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews276
Subcategories
- Electrical39
- Do-It-Yourself35
- Estimating34
- Contracting34
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning33
- Plumbing & Household Automation33
- Security33
- Hand Tools32
- Woodworking31
- Home Repair31
- Carpentry30
- Design & Construction29
- Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating29
- Power Tools28
- Green Housecleaning28
- House Plans28
- Masonry25
- Roofing24
- Decks & Patios24
FAQ
Is How-to & Home Improvements a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 44/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 632 reviews and sells for $19.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in How-to & Home Improvements?
The median best seller has 632 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do How-to & Home Improvements best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.94 and $26.62.
Can new books break into How-to & Home Improvements?
25% 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.