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Pastel (Drawing, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pastel (Drawing, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.0 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.0 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Drawing (336), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 11 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Pastel best sellers
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Drawing for the Absoute Beginner (Absolute Beginner Art)
by Massey Carole
- List rank#1
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews737
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Drawing Animal Portraits in Coloured Pencil
by Lisa Ann Watkins
- List rank#2
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews481
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Beginner's Guide to Painting with Oil Pastels
by Tim Fisher
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews226
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Pastels for the Absolute Beginner (Absolute Beginner Craft)
by Rebecca de Mendonça
- List rank#4
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews679
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The Pastel Artist's Bible: An Essential Reference for the Practicing Artist (Artist's Bibles)
by Claire Waite Brown
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews193
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Oil Pastels User Guide: Master Essential Techniques, Blending, Layering, Color Theory, and Creative Projects
by Elliot Crest
- List rank#6
- Price$8.99
- Reviews-
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How to Draw: Learn to Draw Anything in an Easy and Fun Way with Chiaroscuro, Hatching, Sketching and other Techniques, from Beginner to Advanced
by Alfredo Papa
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews164
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Painting with Pastels
by Jenny Keal
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews107
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Painting Pastel Landscapes
by Jeremy Ford
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews199
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Start to Paint with Pastels: The Techniques You Need to Create Beautiful Paintings
by Jenny Keal
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews129
FAQ
Is Pastel a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pastel?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 76% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pastel best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Pastel?
9% 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.