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Arctic (Polar Regions, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Arctic (Polar Regions, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16, median 105 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.55 – $18.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
Top 10 Arctic best sellers
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The Arctic Cruise: Make 2026 a year to remember, as you escape this winter for the holiday – and romance – of a lifetime under the Northern Lights (Cruise Escapes Book 1)
- List rank#1
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,427
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Rick Steves Iceland (Rick Steves Travel Guide)
by Rick Steves
- List rank#2
- Price$21.93
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by Joshua Foer
- List rank#3
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,442
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The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
by Eva zu Beck
- List rank#4
- Price$17.04
- Rating4.7
- Reviews705
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Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole
by Cecilia Blomdahl
- List rank#5
- Price$16.29
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,208
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The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
by Caroline Van Hemert
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,393
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Polar Bears Past Bedtime (Magic Tree House, No. 12)
- List rank#7
- Price$6.21
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,157
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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
by Buddy Levy
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,433
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The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra
by Alex Messenger
- List rank#9
- Price$14.63
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,233
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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#10
- Price$11.22
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,558
FAQ
Is Arctic a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 105 reviews and sells for $16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Arctic?
The median best seller has 105 reviews, and 47% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Arctic best sellers cost?
The median price is $16; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.55 and $18.37.
Can new books break into Arctic?
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.