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Antarctica: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Antarctica, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.37, median 64 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.38 – $22.50 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 47% of the parent category Polar Regions (135), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Antarctica best sellers
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
- List rank#2
- Price$19.19
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,442
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100 Dives of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Underwater Destinations (100 of a Lifetime)
by Carrie Miller
- List rank#3
- Price$21.06
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,343
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
by Caroline Alexander
- List rank#4
- Price$13.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews867
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Secrets of Antarctica: The Untold History of the Ice Continent (The Esoteric Series)
by Brad Olsen
- List rank#5
- Price$22.16
- Rating4.7
- Reviews133
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
by Julian Sancton
- List rank#6
- Price$11.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,558
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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
by Buddy Levy
- List rank#7
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,433
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The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole, Revised and Updated (Modern Library Exploration)
by Roland Huntford
- List rank#8
- Price$17.55
- Rating4.7
- Reviews676
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A Woman in the Polar Night (Pushkin Press Classics)
by Christiane Ritter
- List rank#9
- Price$11.61
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,066
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Silence: In the Age of Noise
by Erling Kagge
- List rank#10
- Price$8.62
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,252
FAQ
Is Antarctica a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 64 reviews and sells for $17.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Antarctica?
The median best seller has 64 reviews, and 55% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Antarctica best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.38 and $22.50.
Can new books break into Antarctica?
10% 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.