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Soap Making (Crafts & Hobbies, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Soap Making (Crafts & Hobbies, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.99, median 75 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.23 – $19.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Crafts & Hobbies (1,682), one of the easier corners under it.
- 15% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 80% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Soap Making best sellers
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The Complete Amish Survival Guide: Self-Sufficient Living with a Practical Cookbook, No-Electricity Baking, Home Apothecary, Traditional Homestead ... (The Amish Self-Sufficient Living)
by Yoder Homestead Press
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews174
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The Natural Soapmaking Handbook: Easy Recipes and Techniques for Beautiful Soaps from Herbs, Essential Oils and Other Botanicals
by Simi Khabra
- List rank#2
- Price$20.49
- Rating4.9
- Reviews557
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Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps
by Anne-Marie Faiola
- List rank#3
- Price$13.89
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,871
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Minimalist Soapmaking: How to Make Incredible Soaps in Less Time with Just a Few Ingredients
by Simi Khabra
- List rank#4
- Price$25.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews73
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Soap Making Business Startup: How to Start, Run & Grow a Million Dollar Success From Home!
by Suzanne Carpenter
- List rank#5
- Price$13.87
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,924
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Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners: How to create Soaps using essential oils, beeswax, herbs, spices and other botanicals
by MELINDA K. RILEY
- List rank#6
- Price$13.89
- Rating4.5
- Reviews53
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Simple & Natural Soapmaking: Create 100% Pure and Beautiful Soaps with The Nerdy Farm Wife’s Easy Recipes and Techniques
by Jan Berry
- List rank#7
- Price$14.17
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,771
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Soap Crafting: Step-by-Step Techniques for Making 31 Unique Cold-Process Soaps
by Anne-Marie Faiola
- List rank#8
- Price$15.68
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,035
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The Complete Soapmaking Bible: A Beginner's Guide to Natural, Handmade, Cold Process, Hot Process, and Melt & Pour Soap Recipes
- List rank#9
- Price$18.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews7
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Soaper’s Formula Bible: Bench-Side Guide to Oils, Butters & Process Choices | Formulate Your Own Balanced, Skin-Loving Soaps or Adapt Recipes to What You Have for Ideal Lather, Longevity & Skin Needs
by Laura Mercer
- List rank#10
- Price$22.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews66
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FAQ
Is Soap Making a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 75 reviews and sells for $13.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Soap Making?
The median best seller has 75 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Soap Making best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.23 and $19.82.
Can new books break into Soap Making?
15% 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.