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Strength of Materials: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Strength of Materials, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $108, median 11 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $52.09 – $157 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category Materials & Material Science (59), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $108 its median price beats 99% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 82% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 11 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Strength of Materials best sellers
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FE Mechanical Exam Prep: A Complete PE-Backed Review & Practice Guide Built Around the FE Reference Handbook | INCLUDES Workbook (3,100+ Practice Problems & Detailed Solutions) and CBT Exam Simulator
by FP Institute
- List rank#1
- Price$42.97
- Rating4.7
- Reviews126
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Strength of Materials, Part 1: Elementary Theory and Problems
by Timothy Timoshenko
- List rank#2
- Price$17
- Rating4.3
- Reviews199
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Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization (IEEE Press)
by Dieter K. Schroder
- List rank#3
- Price$175
- Rating4.6
- Reviews32
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FE Civil Exam Success: Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Prep: All 14 Domains, EIT Practice Problems, Detailed Solutions, Full-Length Tests & Digital Flashcards
- List rank#4
- Price$43.11
- Rating4.7
- Reviews111
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Mechanics Of Materials
by Russell C. Hibbeler
- List rank#5
- Price$128
- Rating4.6
- Reviews93
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Advanced Mechanics of Materials
by Arthur P. Boresi
- List rank#6
- Price$142
- Rating4.6
- Reviews88
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Theory of Plasticity
by Jagabanduhu Chakrabarty
- List rank#7
- Price$108
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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Aerospace Manufacturing Processes
by Pradip K. Saha
- List rank#8
- Price$49.93
- Rating4.3
- Reviews11
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FE Mechanical Exam Prep: The Complete Study Guide to Pass the Current Exam in 2 weeks | 2000+ FE-Aligned Practice Problems, and 5 Comprehensive Full Length Tests
by Thorne Sterling
- List rank#9
- Price$36.55
- Rating3.6
- Reviews188
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History of Strength of Materials (Dover Civil and Mechanical Engineering)
by Stephen P. Timoshenko
- List rank#10
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101
FAQ
Is Strength of Materials a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 11 reviews and sells for $108.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Strength of Materials?
The median best seller has 11 reviews, and 88% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Strength of Materials best sellers cost?
The median price is $108; half of the best sellers are priced between $52.09 and $157.
Can new books break into Strength of Materials?
5% 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.