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New, Used & Rental Textbooks: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for New, Used & Rental Textbooks, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.80, median 2,358 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.41 – $33.06 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,358 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.41 to $33.06, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 New, Used & Rental Textbooks best sellers
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A Navy Seal's Bug-In Guide: How to Turn Your House Into the Safest Place on Earth
by Joel Lambert
- List rank#1
- Price$37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,015
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The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way
by Joseph Alton MD
- List rank#3
- Price$30.44
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,090
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Real Wealth: Make Money Work for You
- List rank#4
- Price$29.81
- Reviews-
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- List rank#5
- Price$14.58
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,907
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The Official ACT Prep Guide 2026-2027: Book + Online
by ACT
- List rank#6
- Price$34.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews174
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Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary - Features 37,000+ words, 900+ full-color illustrations, photos, & more
- List rank#8
- Price$19.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,359
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary - America's Best-Selling Dictionary - Mass Market Paperback
- List rank#9
- Price$8.38
- Rating4.6
- Reviews14,559
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Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
- List rank#10
- Price$6
- Rating4.7
- Reviews583
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FAQ
Is New, Used & Rental Textbooks a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,358 reviews and sells for $19.80.
How many reviews do you need to rank in New, Used & Rental Textbooks?
The median best seller has 2,358 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do New, Used & Rental Textbooks best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.80; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.41 and $33.06.
Can new books break into New, Used & Rental Textbooks?
4% 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.