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Packaging: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Packaging, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $74.84, median 4 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $28.76 – $142 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Industrial Design (106), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $74.84 its median price beats 98% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Packaging best sellers
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,205
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
- List rank#2
- Price$20.73
- Rating4.3
- Reviews585
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A Christmas Carol
- List rank#3
- Price$10.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews917
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Making Bags, A Field Guide: Supplies, Skills, Tips & Techniques to Sew Professional-Looking Bags; 5 Projects to Get You Started
by Jessica Sallie Barrera
- List rank#4
- Price$20.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews81
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Practical Guide to the Packaging of Electronics
by Ali Jamnia
- List rank#5
- Price$58.64
- Rating2.5
- Reviews2
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Wrap It Up: Creative Structural Packaging Design. Includes Diecut Patterns
by Wang Shaoqiang
- List rank#6
- Price$38.81
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Materials Experience: Fundamentals of Materials and Design
by Elvin Karana
- List rank#7
- Price$69.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4
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Programming and Maintaining FANUC Industrial Robots Teach Pendant and ROBOGUIDE
by H Badrous
- List rank#8
- Price$81.71
- Reviews-
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Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding From Concept to Shelf
by Marianne R. Klimchuk
- List rank#9
- Price$41.97
- Rating4.6
- Reviews65
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Preventing Thermal Cycling and Vibration Failures in Electronic Equipment
by Dave S. Steinberg
- List rank#10
- Price$115
- Rating4.2
- Reviews11
FAQ
Is Packaging a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 4 reviews and sells for $74.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Packaging?
The median best seller has 4 reviews, and 99% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Packaging best sellers cost?
The median price is $74.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $28.76 and $142.
Can new books break into Packaging?
1% 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.