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Action & Adventure (Children's Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Action & Adventure (Children's Books, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.59, median 6,959 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.57 – $15.75 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,959 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $9.59 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $6.57 to $15.75, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Action & Adventure best sellers
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#1
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161,453
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Wildwood: A Fantastical Adventure and Basis for the LAIKA Film (Wildwood Chronicles Book 1)
by Colin Meloy
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,386
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Catching Fire: The Hunger Games, Book 2
- List rank#4
- Price$18.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews87,733
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#5
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews123,801
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 6) (6)
- List rank#6
- Price$43.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews361
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Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon
- List rank#8
- Price$10.87
- Rating4.8
- Reviews24,362
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#9
- Price$41.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews106,757
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#10
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews118,415
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FAQ
Is Action & Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,959 reviews and sells for $9.59.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Action & Adventure?
The median best seller has 6,959 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Action & Adventure best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.59; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.57 and $15.75.
Can new books break into Action & Adventure?
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.