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Machinery (Mechanical, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Machinery (Mechanical, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.39, median 3 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).

32Opportunity / 100
$9.39Median price
3Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$4.84 – $12.12
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)30%
Books on the list100
StoreKindle eBooks

What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Mechanical (34), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • Its review barrier is lower than in 92% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 3 reviews, so new books can chart with few.

Top 10 Machinery best sellers

  1. Basic Machines and How They Work book cover by Naval Education

    Basic Machines and How They Work

    by Naval Education

    • List rank#1
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,055

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  2. Bambu Studio Complete User Guide for Beginners: Why Your Screen Never Matches the Tutorial book cover by Hugo Trent

    Bambu Studio Complete User Guide for Beginners: Why Your Screen Never Matches the Tutorial, What Every Setting Does, and How to Fix Any Failed Print So Your 3D Printer Never Gathers Dust

    by Hugo Trent

    • List rank#2
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews26

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  3. 507 Mechanical Movements book cover by Henry T. Brown

    507 Mechanical Movements

    by Henry T. Brown

    • List rank#3
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews1,608

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  4. Industrial Electrical Schematics for Beginners: Learn to Read Ladder Diagrams, Motor Contr book cover by Callan Norcrest

    Industrial Electrical Schematics for Beginners: Learn to Read Ladder Diagrams, Motor Control Circuits, Electrical Symbols, Wiring Diagrams, Control Panels, ... Real Industrial Drawings with step-by...

    by Callan Norcrest

    • List rank#4
    • Price$7.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews28

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  5. 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) book cover by Henry T. Brown

    507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books)

    by Henry T. Brown

    • List rank#5
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.2
    • Reviews1,227

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  6. Practical Mechanics For Inventors book cover by Pedro Portugal

    Practical Mechanics For Inventors

    by Pedro Portugal

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.49
    • Rating3.4
    • Reviews3

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  7. How a Transmission Works for Beginners: Manual, Automatic, CVT and Drivetrain Systems Expl book cover by Colin Chenard

    How a Transmission Works for Beginners: Manual, Automatic, CVT and Drivetrain Systems Explained (Mechanical Systems for Beginners Book 8)

    by Colin Chenard

    • List rank#7
    • Price$2.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews1

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  8. PLC Ladder Logic for Beginners: Learn PLC Programming from Scratch with Ladder Logic, Prac book cover by Callan Norcrest

    PLC Ladder Logic for Beginners: Learn PLC Programming from Scratch with Ladder Logic, Practical Exercises, and Industrial Automation Concepts

    by Callan Norcrest

    • List rank#8
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews21

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  9. HVAC Service & Refrigeration Technician Handbook: Installation, Troubleshooting, Repair, M book cover by Md Arif  Raza

    HVAC Service & Refrigeration Technician Handbook: Installation, Troubleshooting, Repair, Maintenance, Refrigerant Charging & Field Diagnostics

    by Md Arif Raza

    • List rank#9
    • Price$7
    • Reviews-

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  10. John Deere's Company - Volume 2: From Johnny Popper to the Iron Horses 1928–1982 (John Dee book cover by Wayne Broehl

    John Deere's Company - Volume 2: From Johnny Popper to the Iron Horses 1928–1982 (John Deere Company History)

    by Wayne Broehl

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews13

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FAQ

Is Machinery a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3 reviews and sells for $9.39.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Machinery?

The median best seller has 3 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Machinery best sellers cost?

The median price is $9.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.84 and $12.12.

Can new books break into Machinery?

30% 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.