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Security (How-to & Home Improvements, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Security (How-to & Home Improvements, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15.98, median 62 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.99 – $19.98 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 19% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 10% of the parent category How-to & Home Improvements (632), one of the easier corners under it.
- 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 89% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Security best sellers
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The Prepper’s Survival Bible: Your Complete Guide to Surviving Any Crises & Disasters. Bug-In & Bug-Out, Food & Water Prep, Off-Grid Living, Homesteading, Urban Survival, Bushcraft & More!
by Morgan J. Kepler
- List rank#1
- Price$23.51
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,550
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The Ultimate Doomsday Survival Guide: A Complete Prepper Handbook for Emergency Preparedness, Food Storage, Canning and Preserving, Bushcraft, Self-Reliance & Surviving the Apocalypse
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews4
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The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics, and Techniques
- List rank#3
- Price$33.95
- Rating3.8
- Reviews30
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Just in Case: How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens
by Kathy Harrison
- List rank#4
- Price$14.85
- Rating4.6
- Reviews443
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SAS Urban Survival Handbook: How to Protect Yourself Against Terrorism, Natural Disasters, Fires, Home Invasions, and Everyday Health and Safety Hazards
by John "Lofty" Wiseman
- List rank#5
- Price$18.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews537
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When Crisis Hits Suburbia: A Modern-Day Prepping Guide to Effectively Bug in and Protect Your Family Home in a Societal Collapse (Suburban Prepping for the Modern Family to Prepare for Any Crisis)
by Ted Riley
- List rank#6
- Price$18.03
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,213
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The Blackout Survival Bible: Off-Grid Living, Bushcraft, Emergency Preparedness, Medical Skills & Prepper Strategies
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews17
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The Disaster Preparedness Handbook: A Guide for Families
by Arthur T. Bradley
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews335
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The Urban Prepper's Guide: How To Become Self-Sufficient And Prepared For The Next Crisis
by Jim Cobb
- List rank#9
- Price$10.64
- Rating4.5
- Reviews158
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The Rugged Life: The Modern Guide to Self-Reliance: A Survival and Homesteading Guide
by Clint Emerson
- List rank#10
- Price$11.06
- Rating4.7
- Reviews676
FAQ
Is Security a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 62 reviews and sells for $15.98.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Security?
The median best seller has 62 reviews, and 61% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Security best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.98; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.99 and $19.98.
Can new books break into Security?
19% 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.