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Urban (Techniques, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Urban (Techniques, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 23 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category Techniques (272), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $9.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Urban best sellers
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FEED THE WORLD (FEEDING THE WORLD Book 2)
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews343
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DIY Hydroponic Gardens: How to Design and Build an Inexpensive System for Growing Plants in Water
by Tyler Baras
- List rank#2
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,452
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Beekeeping for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Building Your Own Beehive, Colony Management, Honey Harvesting, and Turning Your Passion into Profit | + BONUS: Hive Inspection Checklist
by Michael York
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews781
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Hydroponics for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Gardening, Designing and Building Inexpensive DIY Hydroponic Systems, And Growing Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Water
by Max Barnes
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews227
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Grow Food Anywhere: DIY Container Gardening for Small Spaces: No Yard Needed Using Buckets, Gutters, Vertical Systems & Creative Planters
by Samantha Crable
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
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Indoor Vegetable Gardening For Small Spaces: A Holistic Guide For Beginners (Indoor Growing Series)
by Daniel Zane Bryan
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews17
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Hydroponics for Beginners: Simple Systems, Proven Setups, 21-Day Plan for a Fast First Harvest of Herbs and Greens Without the Guesswork
by Casey Rowan
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews109
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Golden Gate Gardening, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California
by Pam Peirce
- List rank#8
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.9
- Reviews17
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The Complete Hydroponics Guide For Beginners: Your Hands-on Journey to Year-Round, Space-Saving, Affordable Gardening
by Ryan Robidart
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews29
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SMALL-SPACE FOOD SECURITY: The Apartment Gardening & Self-Sufficiency Playbook
by Abhi Siv
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Urban a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 23 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban?
The median best seller has 23 reviews, and 69% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Urban?
8% 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.