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Basketball (Children's Books › Sports & Outdoors, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Basketball (Children's Books › Sports & Outdoors, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.95, median 194 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.96 – $12.29 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (831), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.95 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Basketball best sellers
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EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams
by Caitlin Clark
- List rank#1
- Price$19.99
- Reviews-
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The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner―A Slam-Dunk Sports Book for Boys and Girls Ages 8-12 (The Crossover Series, 1)
- List rank#2
- Price$6.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,149
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Below the Rim: A Story of the Smallest Wildcat
by Robin Sides
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Reviews-
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Pippa Park Raises Her Game
by Erin Yun
- List rank#4
- Price$6.38
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,517
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What Should Danny Do? School Day (The Power to Choose Series)
by Adir Levy
- List rank#5
- Price$20.95
- Rating4.8
- Reviews11,371
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Operation Trick Shot (Dude Perfect + Panda)
by Dude Perfect
- List rank#6
- Price$9.46
- Rating4.8
- Reviews120
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Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels Boxed Set: Fall and Winter Sports Set 1
by Blake A Hoena
- List rank#7
- Price$21.17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews194
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Inspirational Basketball GOATS Stories, Amazing Facts, and Trivia Games: The Ultimate Basketball book for children and teens! (Sports Books for Young Readers)
by Harris Baker
- List rank#8
- Price$11.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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Who Is Michael Jordan? (Who Was?)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.30
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,460
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Shook
by Julian Randall
- List rank#10
- Price$18.97
- Rating4.5
- Reviews10
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FAQ
Is Basketball a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 194 reviews and sells for $8.95.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Basketball?
The median best seller has 194 reviews, and 31% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Basketball best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.95; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.96 and $12.29.
Can new books break into Basketball?
6% 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.