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Aviation (Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Aviation (Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.39, median 578 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.66 – $22.40 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 25% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 578 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Aviation best sellers
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Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life
by Jay Stratton
- List rank#1
- Price$22.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews890
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A Summer Bright and Terrible: Winston Churchill, Lord Dowding, Radar, and the Impossible Triumph of the Battle of Britain
by David Fisher
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews72
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- List rank#3
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,756
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos
- List rank#4
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16,887
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
by Ben R. Rich
- List rank#5
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,135
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews77,388
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AFR 64-4 Survival Handbook (Annotated): The SERE Bible Made Readable: The Original Air Force Survival Training Text, Newly Illustrated, with 600+ Field Notes and Modern Updates
by Michael J. Nest
- List rank#7
- Price$29.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews79
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- List rank#8
- Price$10.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews11,086
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
by Christina Olds
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,369
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Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
by Donald L. Miller
- List rank#10
- Price$11.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,021
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FAQ
Is Aviation a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 578 reviews and sells for $16.39.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Aviation?
The median best seller has 578 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Aviation best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.39; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.66 and $22.40.
Can new books break into Aviation?
11% 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.