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Reference (How-to & Home Improvements, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Reference (How-to & Home Improvements, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 99 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $13.67 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $3.99 to $13.67, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Reference best sellers
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Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
by Brett L. Markham
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,958
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The Art of Home: A Designer Guide to Creating an Elevated Yet Approachable Home
by Shea McGee
- List rank#2
- Price$16.49
- Rating4.2
- Reviews96
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills (Back to Basics Guides)
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,493
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Sell It Like Serhant: How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine
by Ryan Serhant
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,642
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Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More (Back to Basics Guides)
by Abigail R. Gehring
- List rank#6
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,077
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New English Interiors: At Home with Today's Creatives
by Elizabeth Metcalfe
- List rank#7
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews148
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Black & Decker The Book of Home How-to, Updated 3rd Edition: Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair and Improvement
by Editors of Cool Springs Press
- List rank#8
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews9
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The Home Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on System Maintenance (Owner's and Instruction Manual Book 5)
by Dan Ramsey
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews33
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Homesteading for Health: One Farm Family's Guide to Food, Land, and Self-Sufficiency
by Robert W. Malone MD MS
- List rank#10
- Price$16.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews154
FAQ
Is Reference a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 99 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Reference?
The median best seller has 99 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Reference best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $13.67.
Can new books break into Reference?
13% 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.