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Percussion (Instruments & Performers, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Percussion (Instruments & Performers, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 52 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 27% of the parent category Instruments & Performers (196), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $10.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Percussion best sellers
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Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon
by Joel Selvin
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews406
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Drum Set 365: 52 Weeks of Daily Drum Exercises—Master Essential Drum Patterns, Beats, Grooves, and Fills (Music 365)
by Dave Schoepke
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews227
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200 Paradiddle Exercises For Drums: Over 200 Paradiddle Exercises, Grooves, Beats & Fills To Improve Drum Technique (Learn to Play Drums)
by Serkan Süer
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews418
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Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer
by George Lawrence Stone
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,587
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Modern Reading Text in 4/4 For All Instruments
by Louis Bellson
- List rank#5
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews436
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Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer
by Charles Dowd
- List rank#6
- Price$10.54
- Rating4.8
- Reviews426
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200 Drum Machine Patterns (LIVRE SUR LA MU)
by Rene-Pierre Bardet
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews110
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Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for the Modern Drummer: Volume 1. Subdivisions and Groupings
by Steve Langone
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews22
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Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer: Drum Set (Ted Reed Publications)
by Ted Reed
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,526
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Celtic Kalimba, Note by Note: A 30-Day Beginner Course for 17-Key C Kalimba with Clear Tabs, Practice Drills, and Traditional Tunes
by Rowan Bellmere
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Reviews-
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FAQ
Is Percussion a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 52 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Percussion?
The median best seller has 52 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Percussion best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $10.99.
Can new books break into Percussion?
10% 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.