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Sensors: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Sensors, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $24.48, median 13 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.37 – $83.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Electronics (108), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 79% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 13 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $24.48 its median price beats 83% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Sensors best sellers
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1: Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Switches, Encoders, Relays, Transistors
- List rank#1
- Price$14.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,276
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2: LEDs, LCDs, Audio, Thyristors, Digital Logic, and Amplification
- List rank#2
- Price$17.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews778
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Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3: Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid ... Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity
- List rank#3
- Price$17.79
- Rating4.8
- Reviews789
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Getting Started With Arduino: The Open Source Electronics Prototyping Platform (Make)
by Massimo Banzi
- List rank#4
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews156
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Make: Drones: Teach an Arduino to Fly
by David McGriffy
- List rank#5
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.4
- Reviews98
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Inside the Metal Detector
by Carl Moreland
- List rank#6
- Price$34.46
- Rating4.8
- Reviews32
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BAOFENG DM-32UV DMR Radio User Guide: A Beginner-to-Advanced Handbook for Setup, Programming, GPS Positioning, Digital and Analog Operation, Contacts, Channels, Scanning, and Troubleshooting
by Chloe Martins
- List rank#7
- Price$25.99
- Rating2.5
- Reviews2
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Getting Started With Raspberry Pi: Getting to Know the Inexpensive ARM-Powered Linux Computer (Make)
by Shawn Wallace
- List rank#8
- Price$13.94
- Rating4.5
- Reviews24
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Electro-pneumatics and Automation (Pneumatic Book Series (in the SI Units))
by Joji Parambath
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews9
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The Basics Of Testing Electronic Components: A Complete Guide To Test Circuits, Capacitor, Relay, Transistor, Resistor, Diode And Voltage Regulator
by Raffiel Kent
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating3.7
- Reviews18
FAQ
Is Sensors a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 13 reviews and sells for $24.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Sensors?
The median best seller has 13 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Sensors best sellers cost?
The median price is $24.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.37 and $83.05.
Can new books break into Sensors?
7% 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.