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Action & Adventure (Genre Films, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Action & Adventure (Genre Films, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $18.63, median 77 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).

34Opportunity / 100
$18.63Median price
77Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$13.66 – $29.97
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)21%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 24% of the parent category Genre Films (318), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 21% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
  • The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 19, 15 points lower than here.

Top 10 Action & Adventure best sellers

  1. The Transformers: The Movie: The Ultimate Visual History book cover by Chris Prince

    The Transformers: The Movie: The Ultimate Visual History

    by Chris Prince

    • List rank#1
    • Price$46.60
    • Reviews-

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  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Official Advent Calendar: 25 Days of Surprises book cover by Insight Editions

    The Lord of the Rings: The Official Advent Calendar: 25 Days of Surprises

    by Insight Editions

    • List rank#2
    • Price$34.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews7

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  3. Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle book cover by Dolph Lundgren

    Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle

    by Dolph Lundgren

    • List rank#3
    • Price$18.89
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews36

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  4. Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions book cover by Steve Ryfle

    Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions

    by Steve Ryfle

    • List rank#4
    • Price$41.53
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews236

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  5. Action: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game book cover by Robert McKee

    Action: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game

    by Robert McKee

    • List rank#5
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews116

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  6. The Call Of the Wild book cover by Jack London

    The Call Of the Wild

    by Jack London

    • List rank#6
    • Price$0.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews2,623

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  7. The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu book cover by Phil Szostak

    The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

    by Phil Szostak

    • List rank#7
    • Price$46.60
    • Reviews-

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  8. Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy book cover by S.T. Bende

    Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy

    by S.T. Bende

    • List rank#8
    • Price$17.84
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews290

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  9. Home Alone: The Official AAAAAAdvent Calendar (2021 Advent Calendar) book cover by Insight Kids

    Home Alone: The Official AAAAAAdvent Calendar (2021 Advent Calendar)

    by Insight Kids

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews383

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  10. Back to the Future: The Complete Screenplay book cover by Bob Gale

    Back to the Future: The Complete Screenplay

    by Bob Gale

    • List rank#10
    • Price$60
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews2

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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Action & Adventure

FAQ

Is Action & Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 77 reviews and sells for $18.63.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Action & Adventure?

The median best seller has 77 reviews, and 51% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Action & Adventure best sellers cost?

The median price is $18.63; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.66 and $29.97.

Can new books break into Action & Adventure?

21% 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.