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Pencil (Drawing, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Pencil (Drawing, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 176 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $11.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $11.09, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Pencil best sellers
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You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less
by Mark Kistler
- List rank#1
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,654
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The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews966
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How to Draw Faces for Beginners : Step-by-Step to Master Eyes, Nose, Lips, Ears & Hair (How to Draw Step by Step)
by Mariam
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews39
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How to Draw Cool Stuff: The 5 Minute Workbook
by Catherine Holmes
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,190
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Draw It in Stages: 30 Progressive Lessons for Adults Who Think They Can't Draw — How to Draw Faces, Figures, Animals, Shading, and Landscapes, with Every Step Shown (Art in Stages)
by Walker Easel
- List rank#5
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews55
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Drawing: Landscapes with William F. Powell: Learn to draw outdoor scenes step by step (How to Draw & Paint)
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,567
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Drawing Architecture: The beginner's guide to drawing and painting buildings
by Richard S. Taylor
- List rank#7
- Price$12.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews440
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Drawing for the Absoute Beginner (Absolute Beginner Art)
by Massey Carole
- List rank#8
- Price$11.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews737
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How To Draw Outlines
by Kate Berry
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews519
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The Complete Book of Drawing Skills: Inspiring instruction from the world's best-selling drawing teacher
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews31
FAQ
Is Pencil a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 176 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Pencil?
The median best seller has 176 reviews, and 36% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Pencil best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $11.09.
Can new books break into Pencil?
8% 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.