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Excursion Guides (Sailing, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Excursion Guides (Sailing, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $29.70, median 20 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $18.90 – $39.11 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 8% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Sailing (307), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $29.70 its median price beats 88% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 20 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Excursion Guides best sellers
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Pro-Knot Outdoor Knots - Portable Waterproof Knot Book
by John E. Sherry
- List rank#1
- Price$7.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,019
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Maiden Voyage
by Tania Aebi
- List rank#2
- Price$15.64
- Rating4.6
- Reviews739
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Catamarans: The Complete Guide for Cruising Sailors
by Gregor Tarjan
- List rank#3
- Price$30.08
- Rating4.6
- Reviews370
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Voyaging Under Power, 4th Edition
by Robert P. Beebe
- List rank#4
- Price-
- Rating4.6
- Reviews180
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Escape from the Ordinary (Escape Series)
- List rank#5
- Price$11.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,572
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Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters
by Derek Lundy
- List rank#6
- Price$21.79
- Rating4.3
- Reviews542
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The Boat Galley Florida Keys Quick Reference Cruising Guide: Florida Keys, SW Florida, and Okeechobee Waterway — The Complete Florida Loop
by Larry Webber
- List rank#7
- Price$35.92
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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River Horse: A Voyage Across America
by William Heat-Moon
- List rank#8
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews562
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2026 ICW Cruising Guide: Your guide by. Bob423 for safely navigating hazards on the Atlantic ICW with full color charts for each hazard and tips for living aboard
by Bob423
- List rank#9
- Price$39.35
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters
by Derek Lundy
- List rank#10
- Price$19.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews46
FAQ
Is Excursion Guides a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 20 reviews and sells for $29.70.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Excursion Guides?
The median best seller has 20 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Excursion Guides best sellers cost?
The median price is $29.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $18.90 and $39.11.
Can new books break into Excursion Guides?
8% 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.