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Arctic & Antarctica (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Arctic & Antarctica (History, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.26, median 237 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.49 – $21 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 19% of the parent category History (1,243), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Arctic & 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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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)
by Tim Marshall
- List rank#2
- Price$10.26
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,511
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Secrets of Antarctica: The Untold History of the Ice Continent
by Brad Olsen
- List rank#3
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews133
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
- List rank#4
- Price$13.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,108
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The Sea-King and the Sorceress: Life and Death in the Viking Age
by Neil Price
- List rank#5
- Price$26.86
- Rating4.3
- Reviews14
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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$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,558
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- List rank#7
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,318
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
- List rank#8
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,723
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Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
by David Roberts
- List rank#9
- Price$15.24
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,033
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Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
by Buddy Levy
- List rank#10
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,433
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FAQ
Is Arctic & Antarctica a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 237 reviews and sells for $15.26.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Arctic & Antarctica?
The median best seller has 237 reviews, and 33% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Arctic & Antarctica best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.26; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.49 and $21.
Can new books break into Arctic & Antarctica?
9% 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.