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Racing (Automotive, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Racing (Automotive, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.62, median 264 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).

28Opportunity / 100
$13.62Median price
264Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$8.99 – $19.91
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $8.99 to $19.91, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.

Top 10 Racing best sellers

  1. Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel book cover by S. A. Cosby

    Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel

    by S. A. Cosby

    • List rank#1
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews13,063

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  2. Tractor Trouble (Disney/Pixar Cars) (Little Golden Book) book cover by Frank Berrios

    Tractor Trouble (Disney/Pixar Cars) (Little Golden Book)

    by Frank Berrios

    • List rank#2
    • Price$5.58
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,815

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  3. Old Racers, New Racers (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) (Step into Reading, Step 1) book cover by Mary Tillworth

    Old Racers, New Racers (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) (Step into Reading, Step 1)

    by Mary Tillworth

    • List rank#3
    • Price$4.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews831

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  4. The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane book cover by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley

    The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane

    by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley

    • List rank#4
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews3,528

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  5. Cars 3 Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Cars 3) book cover by Victoria Saxon

    Cars 3 Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Cars 3)

    by Victoria Saxon

    • List rank#5
    • Price$5.57
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,136

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  6. Cars 2 Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Cars 2) book cover by Chase Wheeler

    Cars 2 Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Cars 2)

    by Chase Wheeler

    • List rank#6
    • Price$5.58
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews1,325

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  7. How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer book cover by Adrian Newey

    How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

    by Adrian Newey

    • List rank#7
    • Price$27.32
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews9,040

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  8. Eyelike Stickers: Trucks book cover by Workman Publishing

    Eyelike Stickers: Trucks

    by Workman Publishing

    • List rank#8
    • Price$5.17
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,247

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  9. Race to Celebrate (Disney/Pixar's Cars) (Pictureback) book cover by RH Disney

    Race to Celebrate (Disney/Pixar's Cars) (Pictureback)

    by RH Disney

    • List rank#9
    • Price$5.99
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews28

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  10. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Faste book cover by Joshua Robinson

    The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport―A High-Octane History of Formula 1's Rise in America, Racing Culture, and Engineering Marvels

    by Joshua Robinson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$15.09
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews1,852

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FAQ

Is Racing a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 264 reviews and sells for $13.62.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Racing?

The median best seller has 264 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Racing best sellers cost?

The median price is $13.62; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.99 and $19.91.

Can new books break into Racing?

6% 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.