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Aviation & Nautical (Professionals & Academics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Aviation & Nautical (Professionals & Academics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.84, median 265 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.49 – $18.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 6% of the parent category Professionals & Academics (4,236), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Aviation & Nautical best sellers
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The Last Flight: The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr. and the Race Against the Atlantic
- List rank#1
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews55
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
by Ben R. Rich
- List rank#2
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,135
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West with the Night: A Memoir
by Beryl Markham
- List rank#3
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,594
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
by Steven Callahan
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,046
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Wind, Sand And Stars: A Poetic Story of Flight, Adventure, and the Beauty of the Natural World
- List rank#5
- Price$9.78
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,457
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Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky
by John R Bruning
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,128
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One More Good Flight: The Amelia Earhart Tragedy
by Richard E Gillespie
- List rank#7
- Price$16.87
- Rating4.7
- Reviews177
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Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews976
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Through the Yellow Visor: The Life and (Mis)Adventures of a US Navy Fighter Pilot
by E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello
- List rank#9
- Price$9.75
- Rating4.7
- Reviews926
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Dove: An Extraordinary Around-the-World Adventure―The Solo Voyage of Five Years and 33,000 Miles
by Robin L. Graham
- List rank#10
- Price$13.34
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,563
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FAQ
Is Aviation & Nautical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 265 reviews and sells for $14.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Aviation & Nautical?
The median best seller has 265 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Aviation & Nautical best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.49 and $18.99.
Can new books break into Aviation & Nautical?
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.