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Lean: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Lean, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $21.27, median 65 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.01 – $34.60 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 39% of the parent category Quality Control & Management (166), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $15.01 to $34.60, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Lean best sellers
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The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
- List rank#1
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,774
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The Toyota Way, Second Edition: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
by LIKER
- List rank#2
- Price$17.76
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,247
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The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel
- List rank#3
- Price$18.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews954
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The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
by Michael L. George
- List rank#4
- Price$10.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,319
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
- List rank#5
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews18,028
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The Origins of Efficiency
by Brian Potter
- List rank#6
- Price$34.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews200
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The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production-- Toyota's Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Industry
by James P. Womack
- List rank#7
- Price$11.31
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,319
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The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
by Dan Olsen
- List rank#8
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,455
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Creating a Lean Culture
by David Mann
- List rank#9
- Price$41.85
- Rating4.6
- Reviews445
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Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
by Mike Rother
- List rank#10
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews731
FAQ
Is Lean a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 65 reviews and sells for $21.27.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Lean?
The median best seller has 65 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Lean best sellers cost?
The median price is $21.27; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.01 and $34.60.
Can new books break into Lean?
7% 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.