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Biographies (Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Biographies (Sports & Outdoors, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.99, median 1,524 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.31 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 17% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,524 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $10.99 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- 17% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 81% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Biographies best sellers
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman
- List rank#3
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews509
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Rules to Live By: How Extraordinary Lives Define What Really Matters
by Jimmy Chin
- List rank#4
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews139
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And Then We Hit a Rock: A family of 5, a dog, and a cat move onto a sailboat. Hilarious true story!
by Greg Buenzli
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7,929
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Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness
- List rank#6
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews80
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews27,764
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
by Susan Orlean
- List rank#8
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews1,727
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The Mechanic: The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,528
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Looking for Terry: A Memoir
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews69
Subcategories
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FAQ
Is Biographies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,524 reviews and sells for $10.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographies?
The median best seller has 1,524 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographies best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.31 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Biographies?
17% 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.