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Industrial Design (Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Industrial Design (Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.79, median 106 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.01 – $42.30 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems (392), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $23.79 its median price beats 82% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $15.01 to $42.30, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Industrial Design best sellers
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
by Marty Cagan
- List rank#1
- Price$16.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,341
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Maintenance of Everything: Part One
by Stewart Brand
- List rank#2
- Price$28.22
- Rating4.4
- Reviews276
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,205
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Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model (Silicon Valley Product Group)
by Marty Cagan
- List rank#4
- Price$16.30
- Rating4.5
- Reviews543
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Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components (Packaging may vary)
by Windell Oskay
- List rank#5
- Price$23.76
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,504
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Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price
by Madhavan Ramanujam
- List rank#6
- Price$22.46
- Rating4.5
- Reviews554
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World ― A NYT Notable Popular Science Book on Steel, Glass, and Chocolate
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,318
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Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love!
by Mark Pincus
- List rank#9
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews126
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A Christmas Carol
- List rank#10
- Price$10.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews917
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Industrial Design
FAQ
Is Industrial Design a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 106 reviews and sells for $23.79.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Industrial Design?
The median best seller has 106 reviews, and 49% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Industrial Design best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.79; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.01 and $42.30.
Can new books break into Industrial Design?
9% 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.