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Basketball (Teen & Young Adult › Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Basketball (Teen & Young Adult › Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $4.99, median 24 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $8.06 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 13% of the parent category Sports & Outdoors (196), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 91% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $8.06, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Basketball best sellers
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Mental Toughness For Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports
by Troy Horne
- List rank#1
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,999
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Partner Up with the Team Captain: A Sweet High School Romance (Like a Player Series Book 2)
by Stephanie Street
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews209
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Game On with the Power Forward: A Sweet YA Basketball Romance (Eastridge Heights Basketball Players Series Book 1)
by Stephanie Street
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews372
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Fake Date the Coach's Daughter: A Sweet Enemies to Lovers YA Romance (Like a Player Series Book 3)
by Stephanie Street
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews159
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Game Changers: The Daily Reader: 365 Sports Stories and Life Lessons for Teens on Confidence, Character, Relationships and Real Life
by Dan Gold
- List rank#5
- Price$9.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews28
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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#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews274
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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#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews381
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Inspirational Sports Stories for Kids: How 15 Legendary Athletes Overcame Adversity to Emerge as the Worlds Greatest | Lessons in Mental Toughness for Young Readers
by Ben Byde
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews420
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They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood
by Sugar Rodgers
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews62
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Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant: Inspirational Basketball Stories For Kids from the GOATs: Basketball Books For Kids and Young Athletes On Mental Toughness, Self-Esteem & Hard Work
by Lucas Martin
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews80
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 24 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Basketball?
The median best seller has 24 reviews, and 74% 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 $8.06.
Can new books break into Basketball?
9% 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.