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Basketball (Sports Cards, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Basketball (Sports Cards, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 1 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 15% |
| Books on the list | 27 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is lower than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 1 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 50% of the parent category Sports Cards (2), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Basketball best sellers
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Sports Card Collecting: The Hobby Guide, 2026-2027 Edition
by Tabitha Starkey
- List rank#1
- Price$9.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Cards to Cash: The Step-by-Step Playbook for Flipping Sports Cards Profitably—Even if You're Brand New
by Cameron Smith
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews100
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A Guide to the History of Sports Cards
by Ren Aissance
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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The Definitive Basketball Card Collecting Guide (2026 Edition) : The Complete Guide to Rookie Cards, Grading, Values, Buying, Selling, and Building Your ... Library (Coins, Stamps, Sports Cards))
by Ken Nowak
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Sports Card Collector 101: The Simplified Newbie’s Guide to Start Collecting and Investing in Sports Cards in Less Than 7 Days
by Beto Salinas
- List rank#5
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews178
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A Seniors Guide to Selling Trading Cards Online: How Seniors Can Profit from Selling Trading Cards On eBay, Facebook, and Other Markets
by Brian Thomas
- List rank#6
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews9
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Sports Card Collecting Done The Right Way
by Dylan Bott
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Reviews-
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Starting Lineup: A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Basketball Cards
by Mike Anderson
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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How Much Are Your NBA Basketball Cards Worth?: Rookie Cards, Parallels, Grading and Real Market Value – Complete Guide: An independent unofficial collector's guide
by Coins and More s.r.l.s.
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Reviews-
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Selling Basketball Cards on eBay : How to List, Ship, and Profit from Vintage and Modern Professional and Collegiate Collectible Basketball Cards (My Little Guidebook)
by Kenneth James
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
FAQ
Is Basketball a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Basketball?
The median best seller has 1 reviews, and 93% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Basketball best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $8.64.
Can new books break into Basketball?
15% 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.