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Mandolins (Strings, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mandolins (Strings, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.69, median 48 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).

30Opportunity / 100
$19.69Median price
48Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$14.99 – $24.29
Average rating4.5
New releases (90 days)0%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 0% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 99% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Strings (416), one of the easier corners under it.

Top 10 Mandolins best sellers

  1. Campfire Songs - Strum Together | Folk Songbook with 70 Favorites for Guitar,Ukulele, Mand book cover by Mark Phillips

    Campfire Songs - Strum Together | Folk Songbook with 70 Favorites for Guitar,Ukulele, Mandolin and Banjo | Easy Chord Sheet Music with Lyrics | Acoustic Songbook for Group Play and Music Learning

    by Mark Phillips

    • List rank#1
    • Price$19.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews973

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  2. How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days: Daily Lessons for Absolute Beginners (Play Music in 14 Da book cover by Tristan Scroggins

    How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days: Daily Lessons for Absolute Beginners (Play Music in 14 Days)

    by Tristan Scroggins

    • List rank#2
    • Price$14.94
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews416

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  3. Christmas Carols for Mandolin Sheet Music | 23 Holiday Songs Arranged for Mandolin | Easy  book cover by Various

    Christmas Carols for Mandolin Sheet Music | 23 Holiday Songs Arranged for Mandolin | Easy Tablature and Notation for Beginners | Classic Christmas Songbook for Practice and Performance

    by Various

    • List rank#3
    • Price$10.96
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews156

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  4. First 50 Songs You Should Play on Mandolin | Beginner Sheet Music Book with Tabs, Chords,  book cover by Fred Sokolow

    First 50 Songs You Should Play on Mandolin | Beginner Sheet Music Book with Tabs, Chords, and Lyrics | Folk, Bluegrass, Pop, Country Songbook for Mandolin Players and Music Students

    by Fred Sokolow

    • List rank#4
    • Price$18.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews552

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  5. The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method Book: Only for Beginners Music and Tablature book cover by Rich DelGrosso

    The Hal Leonard Mandolin Method Book: Only for Beginners Music and Tablature

    by Rich DelGrosso

    • List rank#5
    • Price$10.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews507

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  6. Mandolin Chord Finder: Easy-to-Use Guide with 1000 Mandolin Chords | Complete Chord Refere book cover by Chad Johnson

    Mandolin Chord Finder: Easy-to-Use Guide with 1000 Mandolin Chords | Complete Chord Reference Book with Diagrams and Fingerboard Chart | Fretted Instrument Instruction Method | Hal Leonard

    by Chad Johnson

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews457

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  7. Mandolin Primer Book for Beginners (Video & Audio Access) book cover by Bert Casey

    Mandolin Primer Book for Beginners (Video & Audio Access)

    by Bert Casey

    • List rank#7
    • Price$14.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews688

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  8. Gospel Songs & Hymns - Strum Together | 70 Songs for Standard Ukulele, Baritone Ukulele, G book cover by Mark Phillips

    Gospel Songs & Hymns - Strum Together | 70 Songs for Standard Ukulele, Baritone Ukulele, Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo | Melody, Lyrics & Chords

    by Mark Phillips

    • List rank#8
    • Price$17.33
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews129

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  9. The Mandolin Chord Book | Compact Visual Reference Guide for Mandolin Players | Easy-to-Re book cover by James Major

    The Mandolin Chord Book | Compact Visual Reference Guide for Mandolin Players | Easy-to-Read Diagrams Grouped by Key | Portable Chord Chart Songbook for Practice | Essential Mandolin Sheet Music

    by James Major

    • List rank#9
    • Price$8.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews365

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  10. Play the Mandolin: Melodies, Chords, and Progressions from Beginning to Intermediate book cover by Robert Anthony

    Play the Mandolin: Melodies, Chords, and Progressions from Beginning to Intermediate

    by Robert Anthony

    • List rank#10
    • Price$21.89
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews43

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FAQ

Is Mandolins a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 48 reviews and sells for $19.69.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Mandolins?

The median best seller has 48 reviews, and 71% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Mandolins best sellers cost?

The median price is $19.69; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $24.29.

Can new books break into Mandolins?

0% 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.