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Boats & Ships (Cars, Trains & Things That Go, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Boats & Ships (Cars, Trains & Things That Go, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.00, median 506 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.92 – $11.05 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 2% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 2% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 93% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 31% of the parent category Cars, Trains & Things That Go (1,635), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.00 its median price is below 93% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Boats & Ships best sellers
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Indestructibles (The Original): Things That Go!: Chew Proof · Rip Proof · Nontoxic · 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Vehicle Books, Safe to Chew)
by Amy Pixton
- List rank#1
- Price$3.64
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,633
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I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
- List rank#2
- Price$9.35
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,705
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The Circus Ship: (A Rhyming Adventure of Circus Animals Finding a New Home - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and 1st-3rd Graders Ages 4-8)
by Chris Van Dusen
- List rank#3
- Price$10.45
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,813
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Disney Moana - I'm Ready to Read with Moana Interactive Read-Along Sound Book - Great for Early Readers - PI Kids
by PI Kids
- List rank#4
- Price$11.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,277
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Sheep in a Jeep: A Silly Animal Adventure About Mischievous Sheep and a Runaway Jeep Ride
by Nancy E. Shaw
- List rank#5
- Price$6.40
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,276
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Titanic (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,834
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Scuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures Down the River
by Gertrude Crampton
- List rank#7
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,084
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1)
- List rank#8
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews6,368
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The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune: (An Inspiring Journey of Identity, Perseverance, and Community - Suited to Thanksgiving Storytime)
by P.J. Lynch
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews735
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Bear Came Along (Caldecott Honor Award Winner)
by Richard T. Morris
- List rank#10
- Price$12.14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews718
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FAQ
Is Boats & Ships a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 506 reviews and sells for $9.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Boats & Ships?
The median best seller has 506 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Boats & Ships best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.92 and $11.05.
Can new books break into Boats & Ships?
2% 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.