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Manufacturing (Industries, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Manufacturing (Industries, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.99, median 38 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $16.62 – $30.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Industries (1,322), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Manufacturing best sellers
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Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution
by Priya Satia
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews70
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Operational Integrity in Action: A Plant Turnaround Story Using the 3P Diagnostic System (Operational Integrity Series Book 2)
by Chris Clevenger
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews61
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The Toyota Way, Second Edition: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer
by LIKER
- List rank#3
- Price$17.76
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,247
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The Origins of Efficiency
by Brian Potter
- List rank#4
- Price$34.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews200
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THE SUPERFIT COMPANY: Why Industrial Winners Never Stop Transforming
by Yannick Schilly
- List rank#5
- Price$24.95
- Reviews-
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Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
by Mike Rother
- List rank#6
- Price$16.76
- Rating4.6
- Reviews731
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They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals
by Mariah Blake
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews141
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Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
by Thomas Gryta
- List rank#8
- Price$12.50
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,465
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Useless Trivia for Woodworkers Packed With Interesting Facts, Quirky History, and Real Woodworking Moments: An Original Gift for Wood Lovers, ... Who Love Tools, Timber, and Clever Joinery
by Bastian Bloom
- List rank#9
- Price$14.90
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8
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Precision Manufacturing, Precision Business: How the Best Machine Shops Turn Discipline into Profit
by Paul Van Metre
- List rank#10
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews16
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Manufacturing
FAQ
Is Manufacturing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 38 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Manufacturing?
The median best seller has 38 reviews, and 67% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Manufacturing best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $16.62 and $30.37.
Can new books break into Manufacturing?
13% 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.