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Adventure (Specialty Travel, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Adventure (Specialty Travel, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 932 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.08 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2.0× those of the parent category Specialty Travel, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 87% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 932 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.08, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Adventure best sellers
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
by Susan Orlean
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,727
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Seasons in the Saddle: Quirky Encounters and Random Reflections while Bicycling America
by Joe Tarantino
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews4
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The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
by Michael Easter
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,062
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Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon
- List rank#5
- Price$4.95
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,533
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
- List rank#6
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,442
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Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story
by Carol Shaben
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews8,720
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews76,870
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
by Steven Callahan
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,046
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FAQ
Is Adventure a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 932 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Adventure?
The median best seller has 932 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Adventure best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.08.
Can new books break into 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.