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Action & Adventure (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Action & Adventure (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $20.29, median 30,843 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $14.99 – $28.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 30,843 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 86% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Action & Adventure best sellers
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This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 7
- List rank#1
- Price$31.98
- Rating4.8
- Reviews55,365
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A Parade of Horribles: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 8
- List rank#2
- Price$27.63
- Rating4.8
- Reviews41,099
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House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City, Book 1
- List rank#3
- Price$27.48
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183,951
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Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Book 31)
by Lee Child
- List rank#4
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,286
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House of Sky and Breath: Crescent City, Book 2
- List rank#6
- Price$25.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews148,385
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A Court of Silver Flames
- List rank#8
- Price$27.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews281,547
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Golden Son: Book II of the Red Rising Trilogy
by Pierce Brown
- List rank#9
- Price$23.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews81,774
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Fourth Wing: Empyrean, Book 1
- List rank#10
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews545,263
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Action & Adventure
FAQ
Is Action & Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 30,843 reviews and sells for $20.29.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Action & Adventure?
The median best seller has 30,843 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Action & Adventure best sellers cost?
The median price is $20.29; half of the best sellers are priced between $14.99 and $28.96.
Can new books break into Action & Adventure?
17% 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.