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Basketball (Coaching, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Basketball (Coaching, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 136 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- The same niche in Books scores 34, 16 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Coaching (368), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Basketball best sellers
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Game Changers: Inspirational Sports Stories: An Empowering Playbook for Teens to Build Resilience, Crush Goals and Cultivate Exceptional Character
by Dan Gold
- List rank#1
- Price$9.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews568
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Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird
by Keith O'Brien
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews580
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How to Be Better At Basketball in 21 days: The Ultimate Guide to Drastically Improving Your Basketball Shooting, Passing and Dribbling Skills (Basketball)
by James Wilson
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews783
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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
by Phil Jackson
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,518
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Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
by Phil Jackson
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews992
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Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams
by John O'Sullivan
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews552
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Boost Your Basketball IQ: How to Think the Game, Be the Smartest Player on the Court, and Win More (Basketball Training Skills & Strategies)
by Jason Calabrese
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews274
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Become a Better Basketball Shooter in 7 Days: 35 Shooting Drills, Games & Skills That Will Ultimately Transform You Into a Great Basketball Shooter
by Kramon Comeaux
- List rank#8
- Price$9.97
- Rating4.0
- Reviews21
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Nothing Ruins Youth Sports Like Adults: An unfortunately true story.
by Jon Anthony
- List rank#9
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11
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The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls
by Sam Smith
- List rank#10
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews229
Same niche in Books: Basketball
FAQ
Is Basketball a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 136 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Basketball?
The median best seller has 136 reviews, and 46% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Basketball best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Basketball?
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.