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Polymers & Textiles: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Polymers & Textiles, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $87.16, median 7 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $25.11 – $138 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Materials & Material Science (59), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $87.16 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 87% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 7 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Polymers & Textiles best sellers
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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
by Virginia Postrel
- List rank#2
- Price$14.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,069
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Reinventing Wool: How a Natural Fiber Survived the Synthetic Revolution
by Melissa M. Littlefield
- List rank#3
- Price$32.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
by Victoria Finlay
- List rank#4
- Price$12.98
- Rating4.7
- Reviews319
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Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy
by Rebecca Burgess
- List rank#5
- Price$15.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews128
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Designing Plastic Parts for Assembly
by Paul A. Tres
- List rank#6
- Price$133
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2
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Contemporary Weaving in Mixed Media
by Rachna Garodia
- List rank#7
- Price$29.37
- Rating4.6
- Reviews39
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Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)
by Iman Saca
- List rank#8
- Price$20
- Rating5.0
- Reviews5
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Mechanics of Solid Polymers: Theory and Computational Modeling (Plastics Design Library)
by Jorgen S Bergstrom
- List rank#9
- Price$196
- Rating4.4
- Reviews6
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Handbook of Nonwovens (The Textile Institute Book Series)
by S. J. Russell
- List rank#10
- Price$300
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Polymers & Textiles a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7 reviews and sells for $87.16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Polymers & Textiles?
The median best seller has 7 reviews, and 94% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Polymers & Textiles best sellers cost?
The median price is $87.16; half of the best sellers are priced between $25.11 and $138.
Can new books break into Polymers & Textiles?
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.