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Repair: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Repair, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 2 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 20% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Automotive (76), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 95% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 2 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- 20% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Repair best sellers
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The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,528
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Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us
by Chaya M. Milchtein
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews228
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Maintenance of Everything: Part One (Maintenance: Of Everything Book 1)
by Stewart Brand
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews276
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Everything Electrical How To Use All The Functions On Your Multimeter
by Vincent Keler
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,476
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Small Engine Repair Handbook for Beginners: Fix Your Own Mower, Chainsaw, Generator and Snowblower, Stop Replacing the Wrong Part, and Use the Right Numbers for Your 2-Stroke or 4-Stroke Engine
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews37
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Car Mechanics for Beginners The Visual Step by Step Guide: Learn How Cars Work, Understand Core Systems and Build Practical Automotive Knowledge (Beginner ... Learn Automotive Systems Step by Step)
by CFG
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews38
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Automotive Multimeter Techniques: Electrical Diagnosis Step by Step - Voltage Drop, Sensor Testing, and the 20 Measurements That Solve 90% of Faults (Automotive Diagnostics & Scan Tool Series)
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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How To Weld (Motorbooks Workshop)
by Todd Bridigum
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews763
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How Modern Cars Work: 250 Parts and Systems Explained Visually (The Complete Home Mechanic: Master Auto Repair from Brakes to Engine Rebuild)
by AFP
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Reviews-
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Everything Electrical How To Find Electrical Shorts
by Vincent Keler
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews469
Same niche in Books: Repair & Maintenance
FAQ
Is Repair a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Repair?
The median best seller has 2 reviews, and 76% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Repair best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Repair?
20% 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.