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Manufacturing (Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Manufacturing (Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $20.99, median 10 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 39/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.20 – $33.79 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 22% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems (392), one of the easier corners under it.
- 22% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 92% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 10 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Manufacturing best sellers
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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BAMBU STUDIO (2026 EDITION): Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Slice, Configure Filament, Fix Common Failures, and Produce Professional-Quality Multi-colored 3D Prints
by Jason Mercer
- List rank#1
- Price$20.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews9
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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$20.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews26
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The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
by A. J. Baime
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,567
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Autodesk Fusion 360 for Beginners, Step-by-Step: Design, Print, and Fix Real Parts: The CAD, 3D Modeling, and 3D Printing Guide for Makers, Hobbyists, and Students, Matched to Your Screen Today
by Hugo Trent
- List rank#4
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews52
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The Origins of Efficiency
by Brian Potter
- List rank#5
- Price$34.33
- Rating4.5
- Reviews200
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Welding For Dummies
by Steven Robert Farnsworth
- List rank#6
- Price$16.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews345
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Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
by Thomas Gryta
- List rank#7
- Price$12.50
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,465
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- List rank#8
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,334
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How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain – An Award-Winning Economic Journalist's Account of How Our Supply Chain Became a Crisis Waiting to Happen
by Peter S. Goodman
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews295
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MASTER BAMBU STUDIO 2026: The Essential Beginner’s Guide to Step-by-Step Perfect Slicing & multi-color Printing for Bambu Lab 3D Printers with Pro secrets (3D printer Survival Guide)
by Cole R Archer
- List rank#10
- Price$24.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews24
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Manufacturing
FAQ
Is Manufacturing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 39/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10 reviews and sells for $20.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Manufacturing?
The median best seller has 10 reviews, and 73% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Manufacturing best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.20 and $33.79.
Can new books break into Manufacturing?
22% 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.