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Illustration (Commercial, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Illustration (Commercial, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.99, median 577 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$16.99Median price
577Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$12.77 – $25.30
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)4%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 577 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Illustration best sellers

  1. How to Draw Everything for Kids: 300 Step-by-Step Drawings of Cute Animals, Vehicles, Mons book cover by Special Art Learning

    How to Draw Everything for Kids: 300 Step-by-Step Drawings of Cute Animals, Vehicles, Monsters, Robots, Food, Gifts, and Much More!

    by Special Art Learning

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews849

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  2. The Art of Gravity Falls book cover by Alex Hirsch

    The Art of Gravity Falls

    by Alex Hirsch

    • List rank#2
    • Price$36.92
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews320

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  3. NKJV, Journal the Word Bible: Reflect, Journal or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses  book cover by Thomas Nelson

    NKJV, Journal the Word Bible: Reflect, Journal or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses (Cloth over Board, Blue Floral, Red Letter, Comfort Print): Reflect, Journal, or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses

    by Thomas Nelson

    • List rank#3
    • Price$19.07
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,066

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  4. NKJV, Journal the Word Bible, Large Print, Bonded Leather, Brown, Red Letter Edition: Refl book cover by Thomas Nelson

    NKJV, Journal the Word Bible, Large Print, Bonded Leather, Brown, Red Letter Edition: Reflect, Journal, or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses

    by Thomas Nelson

    • List rank#4
    • Price$24.90
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,679

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  5. How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way book cover by Stan Lee

    How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way

    by Stan Lee

    • List rank#5
    • Price$10.79
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews6,785

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  6. Star Wars Complete Vehicles New Edition book cover by Pablo Hidalgo

    Star Wars Complete Vehicles New Edition

    by Pablo Hidalgo

    • List rank#6
    • Price$19.33
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,782

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  7. How to Draw Cool Stuff: A Drawing Guide for Teachers and Students book cover by Catherine V Holmes

    How to Draw Cool Stuff: A Drawing Guide for Teachers and Students

    by Catherine V Holmes

    • List rank#7
    • Price$15.56
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews22,053

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  8. KJV Journal the Word Bible: Reflect, Journal or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses (P book cover by Thomas Nelson

    KJV Journal the Word Bible: Reflect, Journal or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses (Pink Floral Cloth over Board, Red Letter, Comfort Print: King James Version Holy Bible)

    by Thomas Nelson

    • List rank#8
    • Price$15.62
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,675

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  9. The Botanist's Sticker Anthology book cover by DK

    The Botanist's Sticker Anthology

    by DK

    • List rank#9
    • Price$12.63
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews3,388

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  10. The Graffiti Art Coloring Book (Vol.1): Cool Graffiti Art Coloring Book for Adults and Tee book cover by Minelli Press

    The Graffiti Art Coloring Book (Vol.1): Cool Graffiti Art Coloring Book for Adults and Teens With 40 Original Street Art Drawings, Graffiti Letters, Fonts, Characters, and Much More!

    by Minelli Press

    • List rank#10
    • Price$12.82
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,239

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FAQ

Is Illustration a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 577 reviews and sells for $16.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Illustration?

The median best seller has 577 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Illustration best sellers cost?

The median price is $16.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.77 and $25.30.

Can new books break into Illustration?

4% 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.